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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

This is a member publication of UMass Chan School

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/97427, first published .
Man lighting a cigarette with a lighter, smoke rising

Understanding the Influence of Substance Use, Mental Health, and Stigma on Smoking Behavior Among People Living With HIV: Rapid Qualitative Analysis

Understanding the Influence of Substance Use, Mental Health, and Stigma on Smoking Behavior Among People Living With HIV: Rapid Qualitative Analysis

Narayani Ballambat   1 , MPH ;   Dylan R Rice   1, 2 , BA ;   Reem Najjar   1 , BS ;   Jessica G Wijesundara   1 , MPH, CHES ;   Celine Larkin   1 , PhD ;   Andrew W Liu   1, 2 , BA ;   Yvonne P Nguyen   1, 2 , BS ;   Hai Tran   3 , MD ;   Thi Thanh Xuan Nguyen   3 , BPH ;   Anh Ngoc Do   3 , BPH ;   Nguyen Vu   3 , MPH, MD ;   Melissa Goulding   1 , MS, PhD ;   Jeroan J Allison   1 , MS, MD ;   Hoa L Nguyen   1 , MD, PhD ;   Rajani Shankar Sadasivam   1 , PhD

1 Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

2 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

3 Institute of Population, Health and Development, Hanoi, Vietnam

Corresponding Author:

  • Narayani Ballambat, MPH
  • Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
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  • Email: narayani.ballambat@umassmed.edu