Table 1.

Studies of standard smoking-cessation interventions among HIV-positive smokers

Source	Setting	Participants	Interventions	Outcomes
Cummins et al., 2005	Outpatient clinic and primary care community service in New South Wales	HIV+ outpatients I: Current smokers interested in quitting (sex, age NR) C: no comparison group	I (N=27): 8-12 weeks NRT  Single counseling session  Smoking diary  Educational materials C: no comparison group	Completion of treatment: N= 16 (59%) Self-reported abstinence: 44% at end of NRT course 15% at 5 month follow up
Elzi et al., 2006	Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) clinics in Basel, Switzerland	HIV+ SHCS participants I: Current smokers interested in quitting 82% male, age M = 43 C: Current smokers 67% male, age M = 40	I (N=34): NRT (course NR) Fifteen 30 minute counseling sessions C (N=383): usual care	Completion of treatment NR Self-reported abstinence: I: 50% at 3 months  38% at 12 months* C:15% at 3 months  7% at 12 months* *OR=6.2 (95% CI 2.8, 14.3)
Wewers et al., 2000	AIDS Clinical Trials Unit in Ohio providing primary and research care	Male, HIV+ smokers interested in quitting I: age M = 42 27 cigarettes/day C: age M = 37 28 cigarettes/day	I (N=8): Nicotine patch × 8 wks  Weekly peer-led telephone  counseling and smoking  cessation skills training C (N=7): Written self-help  materials	Completion of treatment: I: N= 7 (87.5%) C: NR Biochemically-confirmed continuous abstinence: I: 62.5% at 8 weeks  50% at 8 months C: 0% at 8 weeks  0% at 8 months

I = intervention arm C = comparison arm NR = not reported