title: Patterns and predictors of cigarette smoking among HIV-infected patients in northern Nigeria.
abstract: The smoking behaviour of persons living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is poorly documented. We employed a cross-sectional study design to assess the prevalence and predictors of tobacco smoking among HIV-infected patients in northern Nigeria (n = 296). Approximately one quarter of respondents were either current (7.8%) or ex-smokers (17.9%). Smoking rates among HIV-infected women were extremely low. HIV-infected men were at least three times as likely to smoke as their female counterparts living with HIV: adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 3.16, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.17-7.32. Patients with tertiary education were at least twice as likely to smoke compared with their counterparts without formal education (AOR 2.63, 95% CI 1.08-6.67). The preponderance of cigarette smoking among educated HIV-infected men in northern Nigeria offers a unique opportunity for targeted smoking cessation programmes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital & Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. ziliyasu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iliyasu
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Gajida
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shittu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babashani
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Aliyu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*