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Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior 7/2017

17.10.2016 | Original Paper

The Association Between Changes in Alcohol Use and Changes in Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression Among Women Living with HIV

verfasst von: Nikita Barai, Anne Monroe, Catherine Lesko, Bryan Lau, Heidi Hutton, Cui Yang, Anika Alvanzo, Mary Elizabeth McCaul, Geetanjali Chander

Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior | Ausgabe 7/2017

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Abstract

Heavy alcohol use has adverse effects in women with HIV. We examined the association between changes in alcohol use (measured with Timeline Followback) and changes in antiretroviral therapy adherence (medication possession ratio) and viral suppression (HIV RNA), measured over 6-month intervals. Among women who were (1) non-adherent or not virologically suppressed and (2) infrequent binge drinkers or non-heavy drinkers at baseline, increasing drinking was significantly associated with lower odds of subsequently improving adherence or viral suppression (OR of becoming adherent of 0.90 in infrequent binge drinkers; OR of becoming suppressed of 0.81 and 0.75 in infrequent binge drinkers and non-heavy drinkers, respectively). Our findings suggest that for these women, increasing drinking may be a barrier to achieving viral suppression. Addressing this barrier by integrating proactive alcohol counseling strategies into routine HIV care may be key to improving viral suppression rates among women retained in HIV care.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Association Between Changes in Alcohol Use and Changes in Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression Among Women Living with HIV
verfasst von
Nikita Barai
Anne Monroe
Catherine Lesko
Bryan Lau
Heidi Hutton
Cui Yang
Anika Alvanzo
Mary Elizabeth McCaul
Geetanjali Chander
Publikationsdatum
17.10.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe 7/2017
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1580-x

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