Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Feb;16(2):383-8. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9914-1.
Smoking is highly prevalent among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and associated with adverse outcomes including malignancy and cardiovascular disease. Information and communication technology (ICT) may be effective in disseminating cessation interventions among PLWHA. This study examines the prevalence of ICT use among 492 PLWHA attending an urban clinic and characteristics associated with ICT use. Participants completed a survey of demographics, smoking status, and ICT use. Factors associated with ICT use were examined with logistic regression. Overall, 63% of participants smoked with 73% of smokers owning their own cell phone. Use of other modalities was lower, with 48% of smokers reporting any internet use, 39% text messaging, and 31% using email. Higher education was associated with the use of all modalities. Cell phone interventions may have the broadest reach among PLWHA, though with almost half using the internet, this may also be a low-cost means of delivering cessation interventions.
吸烟在 HIV/AIDS（艾滋病毒/艾滋病）感染者中非常普遍，与包括恶性肿瘤和心血管疾病在内的不良后果有关。信息和通信技术（ICT）可能在向 HIV/AIDS 感染者传播戒烟干预措施方面非常有效。本研究调查了在一家城市诊所就诊的 492 名 HIV/AIDS 感染者中使用信息和通信技术的流行情况，以及与信息和通信技术使用相关的特征。参与者完成了一项关于人口统计学、吸烟状况和信息和通信技术使用的调查。使用逻辑回归检查了与信息和通信技术使用相关的因素。总体而言，63%的参与者吸烟，其中 73%的吸烟者拥有自己的手机。其他方式的使用率较低，有 48%的吸烟者报告使用过任何互联网，39%的吸烟者使用过短信，31%的吸烟者使用过电子邮件。接受过高等教育与所有方式的使用都有关系。手机干预措施可能在 HIV/AIDS 感染者中覆盖面最广，尽管近一半的人使用互联网，因此这也可能是一种低成本的戒烟干预措施传递方式。
