Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study
In rural South Africa, smoking is associated with higher prevalence of active TB, and people with HIV who smoke have worse disease control. In contrast, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are less common in those who smoke. Interventions to screen for TB among those who smoke and to address smoking among people with HIV may be particularly impactful.
Authors
- Mark Jacob Siedner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-842X)
- Ronel Sewpaul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-1222)
- Willem Albert Hanekom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-6154)
- Hloniphile Ngubane
- Glory Chidumwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-9045)
- Emily Wong
- Stephen Olivier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-5821)
- Thando Zulu
- Gina Kruse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6681-220X)
- Krishna P. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1832-2193)
- Resign Gunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1404-9879)
- Nancy A. Rigotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-1657)
- Mareca Sithole
Institutions
- Human Sciences Research Council (ZA)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20791-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.67