INTRODUCTION: Cigarette smoking has become an important influence of morbidity and mortality for @entity645 -positive individuals in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Although smoking is common among military personnel and veterans, the lasting impact of military service on smoking at a later stage of life has not been examined. The current study investigated present and past influences on current smoking among @entity645 -positive male veterans. METHODS: @entity1 were 200 @entity645 -positive @entity1 served by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A survey was administered via audio-enhanced computer-assisted self-interview, and additional information was extracted from the computerized @entity1 record system. RESULTS: Logistic regression was performed to test hypotheses concerning the @entity1 ' current situations as well as characteristics of their past military service. Having smokers in one's environment, being more depressed, and having used @entity167 or drugs were associated with having smoked in the previous 30 days, whereas stronger endorsement of attitudes stating adverse effects of smoking was linked to lower likelihood of smoking. Neither having been in a military conflict nor the length of the military service was significantly related to current smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Remote experiences in the military did not have a sustained effect on smoking behavior years later. Implications of this study for the development of smoking cessation programs targeting @entity645 -positive veterans include the importance of altering attitudes about @entity286 , treating underlying @entity308 , addressing social influence, decreasing substance use, and increasing awareness of the heightened vulnerability to a variety of negative consequences of smoking among infected individuals.

Present and past influences on current smoking among XXXX -positive male veterans.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patient', 'Participants', 'men'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity645 :: ('57667', 'Species') :: ['HIV']
@entity645 :: (57667,Species) :: ['HIV']
