Effect of Smoking Cessation on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes

Efficacy of Smoking Cessation Interventions on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients; a Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

This study was a Randomized Controlled Trial conducted at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, among pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Inclusion Criteria:

• pulmonary tuberculosis patients of age 18 years or above
• registered under Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases
• reported to have smoked 100 plus cigarettes in past and currently smoking cigarettes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Extra pulmonary tuberculosis
• drug resistant tuberculosis
• pregnancy
• positive history of epilepsy