Effect of Smoking on Survival among HIV/AIDS Patients in Kedu, Central Java

Tuti Susilowati¹⁾, Tri Nur Kristina²⁾, Muclis Au Sofro³⁾, Sutaryono⁴⁾

¹⁾Doctoral Program, Universitas Diponegoro

²⁾Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro

³⁾ Dr. Karyadi Hospital, Semarang

⁴⁾School of Health Science Muhammadiyah, Klaten

ABSTRACT

Background: Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a major glo­bal public health issue. In 2016, an estimated 36.7 million people were living with HIV (including 1.8 million children) – with a global HIV prevalence of 0.8% among adults. Despite the recent declines in global HIV/AIDS mortality, today, HIV/AIDS remains one of the leading global causes of both mortality and burden. This study aimed to estimate the effect of smoking on survival among HIV/AIDS patients in Kedu, Central Java.

Subjects and Methods: This was a cohort study conducted at Kedu, Central Java. A sample of 152 HIV patients was selected for this study. The dependent vari­able was death. The independent variable was smoking.  HIV data were taken from medical record. The other data were collected by questionnaire. The data were analyzed by a Cox Proportional Hazard Model.

Results: Mean age of the sample was 33 years, 69.7% were male, 53.3% had high edu­cation, 69.8% were smoker, and 10.5% died. The risk of mortality increased with smoking (HR=2.82; 95% CI= 1.05 to 7.56).

Conclusion: Smoking increases the risk of dying among patients of HIV/ AIDS.

Keywords:  HIV/AIDS, smokers, survival

Correspondence: Tuti Susilowati. Doktoral Program, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Central Java. Email: iyya_salaman@yahoo.co.id. Mobile: +6281357337149.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/theicph.2018.01.53

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