Study to evaluate the effect of Physicians advice in quitting smoking in HIV and TB patients in South India - A Pilot study

Smoking is one of the major public health problems globally. Smokers who are also infected HIV develop additional risks, in addition to the general health consequences of smoking and also morbidity and mortality is higher in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with smoking.The study is a randomized clinical trial to determine the efficacy of Physician's advise strategy in quitting smoking in patients with HIV and patients with TB and to compare its efficacy rate with that of counselor counseling and administering a brochure with study materials. The primary outcome measure will be smoking cessation rate at 1 month after intervention.