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Are smokers with HIV using information and communication technology? Implications for behavioral interventions.

Geetanjali Chander¹, Cassandra Stanton, Heidi E Hutton

¹Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Gchande1@jhmi.edu

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Most people with HIV/AIDS smoke. Cell phones and internet use are common among smokers, offering potential for smoking cessation programs for this population.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Health Communication
HIV/AIDS Research

Background:

Smoking is highly prevalent in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
Smoking exacerbates adverse health outcomes in PLWHA, including cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Information and communication technology (ICT) presents a potential avenue for delivering smoking cessation interventions to this vulnerable group.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the prevalence of ICT use among PLWHA who smoke.
To identify characteristics associated with ICT use for smoking cessation interventions in PLWHA.
To assess the potential of ICT modalities for reaching PLWHA smokers with cessation programs.

Main Methods:

A survey was administered to 492 PLWHA attending an urban clinic.
Data collected included demographics, smoking status, and patterns of ICT use (cell phone, internet, text messaging, email).
Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with ICT use.

Main Results:

Overall smoking prevalence was 63% among the surveyed PLWHA.
Cell phone ownership was high among smokers (73%).
Internet use (48%), text messaging (39%), and email (31%) were also reported, with higher education linked to increased use of all modalities.

Conclusions:

Cell phone-based interventions may offer the widest reach for smoking cessation among PLWHA.
Internet-based interventions represent a potentially low-cost method for delivering cessation support, given the significant internet usage.
Targeted ICT strategies are crucial for effective smoking cessation programs tailored to the needs of PLWHA.