dc.contributor.author | Sundararajan, Radhika | |
dc.contributor.author | Wyatt, Monique A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Woolf-King, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Pisarski, Emily E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Emenyonu, Nneka | |
dc.contributor.author | Muyindike, Winnie R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hahn, Judith A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ware, Norma C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-22T12:58:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-22T12:58:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sundararajan, R., Wyatt, M. A., Woolf-King, S., Pisarski, E. E., Emenyonu, N., Muyindike, W. R., ... & Ware, N. C. (2015). Qualitative study of changes in alcohol use among HIV-infected adults entering care and treatment for HIV/AIDS in rural southwest Uganda. AIDS and Behavior, 19, 732-741. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3499 | |
dc.description.abstract | Alcohol has a substantial negative impact on the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda, where heavy alcohol consumption is common. Using a content analytic approach, this qualitative study characterizes changes in alcohol use among 59 HIV infected Ugandan adults ([18 years old), who reported any alcohol use in the previous year as they entered HIV care. Most participants reported attempting to cease or reduce alcohol intake over the study period. Reasons for decreased use included advice from clinicians, interference with social obligations, threats to financial security, and negative impact on social standing. Participants reported difficulty abstaining from alcohol, with incentives to continue drinking including desire for social inclusion, stress relief, and enjoyment of alcohol. These contrasting incentives created a moral quandary for some participants, who felt ‘pulled’ between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ influences. Results suggest brief interventions addressing self-identified obstacles to change may facilitate long-term reductions in drinking in this population. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [R01 AA018631, K24 AA022586, U01AA020776, K01AA021671], the National Institute of Mental Health [K24 MH090894], the Harvard Institute of Global Health, and the UCSF Liver Center [P30 DK026743 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | AIDS and Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.subject | Alcohol use | en_US |
dc.subject | Behavior change | en_US |
dc.title | Qualitative Study of Changes in Alcohol Use Among HIV-Infected Adults Entering Care and Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Rural Southwest Ugand | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |