Smoking quit support for people living with HIV in Botswana
Botswana Smoking Abstinence Reinforcement Trial (BSMART)
This project offers counseling, follow-up, and referral services inside HIV clinics to help people living with HIV in Botswana stop smoking.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Maryland Baltimore NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11393120 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be screened for tobacco use when you visit your HIV clinic and offered brief counseling and referral to additional treatment or resources to help you quit. Clinic staff and lay health workers will be trained to deliver the SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) approach as part of routine HIV care. The program will follow patients over time, collect smoking and health information, and may use biochemical tests to confirm abstinence. The team will also study how well the program can be put into regular use across HIV clinics in Botswana.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People living with HIV who currently smoke and receive care at participating HIV clinics in Botswana are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who do not smoke, who do not receive care at participating clinics, or who are unwilling or unable to engage with counseling and follow-up are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help people living with HIV quit smoking and reduce smoking-related illness and deaths in Botswana.
How similar studies have performed: Brief counseling and referral programs have helped smokers quit in many settings, but delivering SBIRT through lay health workers in routine HIV clinics in southern Africa is less well tested.
Where this research is happening
Baltimore, United States
- University of Maryland Baltimore — Baltimore, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Charurat, Manhattan E — University of Maryland Baltimore
- Study coordinator: Charurat, Manhattan E
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.