BSMAT: Helping people with HIV quit smoking through routine support

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What this research studies

This project tests whether integrating a structured, lay-delivered SBIRT (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) with access to varenicline through HIV clinics can help people living with HIV in Botswana stop smoking and stay engaged in care. It uses a Type 2 hybrid design to measure both how well the intervention works and how easily clinics can adopt and maintain it in routine practice. Trained lay workers deliver the 5As, with nurse prescribers monitoring varenicline, to create a scalable, real-world approach to cancer prevention in HIV care. The study follows RE-AIM principles to evaluate reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation quality, and maintenance, plus preliminary costs. Results could inform broader efforts to reduce smoking-related health risks in PLWH.

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Where this research is happening

• University of Maryland Baltimore
  Baltimore, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Charurat, Manhattan E — University of Maryland Baltimore
• Study coordinator: Charurat, Manhattan E

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About this research

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