Details:

Alternative Title:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Personal Author:
Jackson-Morris, A. ; Fujiwara, P. I. ; Pevzner, E.
Jackson-Morris, A. ; Fujiwara, P. I. ; Pevzner, E. Less -
Description:
The collision of the tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics has been described as a 'syndemic' due to the synergistic impact on the burden of both diseases. This paper explains the urgent need for practitioners and policy makers to address a third epidemic that exacerbates TB, HIV and TB-HIV. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Smoking is more prevalent among persons diagnosed with TB or HIV. Smoking is associated with tuberculous infection, TB disease and poorer anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes. It is also associated with an increased risk of smoking-related diseases among people living with HIV, and smoking may also inhibit the effectiveness of life-saving ART. In this paper, we propose integrating into TB and HIV programmes evidence-based strategies from the 'MPOWER' package recommended by the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Specific actions that can be readily incorporated into current practice are recommended to improve TB and HIV outcomes and care, and reduce the unnecessary burden of death and disease due to smoking.
Subjects:
[+]
Article Cooperative Behavior HIV HIV Infections Humans Public Health Risk Factors Smoking Tobacco Tobacco Use Disorder Tuberculosis World Health Organization
Source:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 19(9):1003-1006
Pubmed ID:
26260816
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4752114
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:0de15de8fc5124722d6cd62b0d2494d7f17a528267cd97d1c8e5b9232c95b134
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38041/cdc_38041_DS1.pdf
File Type:

Supporting Files

• nihms758176.nxml

  xml

More +