title: Veterans Living with HIV: A High-Risk Group for Cigarette Smoking.
abstract: The Veterans Health Administration is the largest U.S. medical provider for persons living with HIV (PLHIV). Although HIV and veteran status are known risk factors for smoking, there are no population estimates of smoking prevalence among veteran PLHIV. Using data from a national random sample (National Survey on Drug Use and Health; 2005-2014), smoking prevalence was estimated by self-reported veteran and HIV status (N = 376,620). Results indicated 42% of veteran PLHIV smoked daily, compared to 18% of veterans without HIV and 30% of non-veteran PLHIV. Findings suggest that veteran PLHIV have high risk for smoking and consequent poor health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA. sarah.wilson@duke.edu.|Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USA. sarah.wilson@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pacek
authors.affiliation: Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.affiliation: Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.|Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Lori A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bastian
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA.|Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jean C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beckham
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA.|Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.|Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000073865:Cigarette Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Addiction; HIV/AIDS; Health risk; Health status; Military service; Tobacco use