Alcohol Consumption in Ugandan HIV-infected Household-brewers Versus Non-brewers
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Date
2016
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AIDS and Behavior
Abstract
The brewing of alcohol in Ugandan households is common, yet little is known about its relationship with alcohol consumption in HIV-infected individuals.
We performed a cross-sectional analysis to assess the association between household brewing and unhealthy alcohol consumption among 387 HIV-infected adults in a prospective study examining the association between alcohol consumption and HIV-disease progression. Household brewing was defined as participants reporting that they or a household member home-brewed alcohol.
Logistic regression was used to assess the association between household brewing and unhealthy alcohol consumption, defined as phosphatidylethanol (PEth) level ≥ 50 ng/ml or AUDIT-C (modified to measure the prior 3 months) positive.
Sixty-six (17.0%) participants reported household brewing. Household brewers had higher odds of unhealthy alcohol consumption (AOR 2.27, 95% CI 1.26–4.12).
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Household brewing, Alcohol, HIV, Africa, Unhealthy alcohol use
Citation
Thakarar, K., Asiimwe, S. B., Cheng, D. M., Forman, L., Ngabirano, C., Muyindike, W. R., ... & Hahn, J. A. (2016). Alcohol consumption in Ugandan HIV-infected household-brewers versus non-brewers. AIDS and Behavior, 20(10), 2408-2417.