The prevalence of smoking and the knowledge of smoking hazards and smoking cessation strategies among HIV-positive patients in Johannesburg, South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 858-860

  Waweru, P ^a   Anderson, R ^b   Steel, H ^b   Venter, W D F ^c   Murdoch, D ^d   Feldman, C ^e  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cessation strategies; Cotinine; HIV infection; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84885974483     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7388     Document Type: Article

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