High Prevalence of Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Persons with HIV, Viral Non-suppression and Any Alcohol Use in Mbarara, Uganda: A Brief Report
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Fisk-Hoffman, Rebecca J.
Kekibiina, Allen
Muyindike, Winnie R.
Cheng, Huimin
Agumenaitwe, Patrick
Truong, Ve
Allison, Olivia
Gnatienko, Natalia
Tsui, Judith I.
Hahn, Judith A.
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AIDS and Behavior
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Unhealthy alcohol use is associated with HIV viral non-suppression. It is unclear how common unhealthy alcohol use is among non-suppressed persons with HIV (PWH) who drink alcohol. We conducted chart reviews to recruit PWH in Uganda with recent viral non-suppression for a study on the efficacy of gabapentin for promoting viral suppression among those with unhealthy alcohol use. Of the 288 PWH screened, 87% self-reported unhealthy alcohol use on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption and 73% tested positive for urine ethyl glucuronide. These data suggest that alcohol interventions are needed among Ugandan PWH with viral non-suppression and who drink.
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Fisk-Hoffman, R. J., Kekibiina, A., Muyindike, W. R., Cheng, H., Agumenaitwe, P., Truong, V., ... & Samet, J. H. (2026). High Prevalence of Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Persons with HIV, Viral Non-suppression and Any Alcohol Use in Mbarara, Uganda: A Brief Report. AIDS and Behavior, 1-7.