Omara Dogar, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, Anna‐Marie Marshall et al.
BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation is important in patients with tuberculosis because it can reduce the high rates of treatment failure and mortality. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of cystine as a smoking cessation aid in patients with tuberculosis in Bangladesh and Pakistan. METHODS: W...
Kamran Siddiqi, Ada Keding, Anna‐Marie Marshall, Omara Dogar et al.
Background Despite treatment, patients with tuberculosis (TB) who smoke have poorer outcomes compared with non-smokers. It is unknown, however, if quitting smoking during the 6 months of TB treatment improves TB outcomes. Methods The TB & Tobacco Trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled rand...
Tarana Ferdous, Kamran Siddiqi, Sean Semple, Caroline Fairhurst et al.
Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health risk to non-smokers. Indoor particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is associated with SHS exposure and is used as a proxy measure. However, PM 2.5 is non-specific and influenced by a number of environmental factors, which are subject to geographical ...
Anna‐Marie Marshall, Deepa Barua, Alex Mitchell, Ada Keding et al.
INTRODUCTION: Smoking has a negative impact on TB outcomes. We estimated the proportion of TB patients who smoke and are willing to quit in two high TB burden countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among TB patients to assess their eligibility and recruit...
Noreen Dadirai Mdege, Caroline Fairhurst, Han‐I Wang, Tarana Ferdous et al.
BACKGROUND: Exposure to second-hand smoke from tobacco is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community-based smoke-free-home intervention, with or without indoor-air-quality feedback, in reducing second-hand-smoke expo...
Cath Jackson, Zunayed Al Azdi, Ian Kellar, Noreen Dadirai Mdege et al.
BACKGROUND: Second-hand smoke exposure from tobacco significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality worldwide. A cluster RCT in Bangladesh compared a community-based smoke-free home (SFH) intervention delivered in mosques, with or without indoor air quality (IAQ) feedback to households to no in...
Jinshuo Li, Steve Parrott, Ada Keding, Omara Dogar et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness of cytisine over and above brief behavioural support (BS) for smoking cessation among patients who are newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in low-income and middle-income countries. DESIGN: An incremental cost-utility analysis was undertaken ...
Cath Jackson, Zunayed Al Azdi, Ian Kellar, Noreen Dadirai et al.
Abstract Background Exposure to second-hand smoke from tobacco is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. A cluster RCT in Bangladesh concluded a community-based smoke-free home (SFH) intervention delivered in mosques, with or without indoor air quality (IAQ) feedback to households wa...
Omara Dogar, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, Anna‐Marie Marshall et al.