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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dc.contributor.authorRebecca J. Fisk-Hoffman
dc.contributor.authorAllen Kekibiina
dc.contributor.authorWinnie R. Muyindike
dc.contributor.authorHuimin Cheng
dc.contributor.authorPatrick Agumenaitwe
dc.contributor.authorVe Truong
dc.contributor.authorOlivia Allison
dc.contributor.authorNatalia Gnatienko
dc.contributor.authorJudith I. Tsui
dc.contributor.authorJudith A. Hahn
dc.contributor.authorNneka Emenyonu
dc.contributor.authorLeah Forman
dc.contributor.authorWuji Shan
dc.contributor.authorLunze Karsten
dc.contributor.authorJeffrey H. Samet
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-17T10:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractUnhealthy 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.
dc.identifier.citationFisk-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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.must.ac.ug/handle/123456789/4388
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAIDS and Behavior
dc.subjectSustained virologic response
dc.subjectAlcohol drinking
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleHigh Prevalence of Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Persons with HIV, Viral Non-suppression and Any Alcohol Use in Mbarara, Uganda: A Brief Report
dc.typeArticle

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