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Abstract

Introduction

Hazardous alcohol use (HAU), defined as a pattern of alcohol consumption that increases the risk of harmful consequences for the user or others, is associated with an elevated risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and poor health outcomes. We describe the association between people living with HIV (PLHIV) who report HAU and key HIV indicators. Gaps in current literature in estimating HAU on HIV outcomes at the regional level of Eastern and Southern Africa still exist and our analysis aims to address this issue.

Methods

We used weighted pooled data (2015–2017) from the nationally representative Population‐based HIV Impact Assessments among adults who provided written consent aged 18–59 years from Eswatini, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We estimated differences in the prevalence of HIV infection and The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 90‐90‐90 indicators between PLHIV by HAU status using log‐binomial regression, stratified by sex. HAU was determined using the Alcohol Use Identification Test—Consumption.

Results

Among the 9755 women and 4444 men who tested HIV positive, 6.6% of women and 21.8% of men engaged in HAU. Women who reported HAU were more likely to be HIV positive (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.18–1.46) compared to those who did not report HAU. For the UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets, women who engaged in HAU were more likely to be unaware of their HIV‐positive status (aPR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.01–1.47) and not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) (aPR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.26–2.37). Men who engaged in HAU were more likely to be unaware of their HIV‐positive status (aPR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.39–1.76) and not on ART (aPR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.30–2.29). No difference in viral load suppression, defined as <1000 copies/ml of HIV RNA, was seen by sex.

Conclusions

PLHIV who engage in HAU were more likely to have suboptimal outcomes along the HIV care continuum when compared to those who did not engage in HAU. Targeted interventions, such as alcohol screening for HAU in HIV testing and treatment settings and HIV prevention efforts in alcohol‐based venues, may help countries reach HIV epidemic control by 2030.

Details

Title
Hazardous alcohol use and HIV indicators in six African countries: results from the Population‐based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015–2017
Author
Chang, Gregory C 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; West, Christine A 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kim, Evelyn 3 ; Low, Andrea J 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lancaster, Kathryn E 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Behel, Stephanie S 2 ; Hong, Steven Y 6 ; Miller, Leigh Ann 2 ; Silver, Rachel 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mgomella, George S 7 ; Imaa, Jennifer 7 ; Maokola, Werner M 8 ; Carpino, Thomas 4 ; Hrusa, Gili 4 ; Bray, Rachel M 4 ; Mwila, Annie 9 ; Godfrey Musuka 10   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; O'Connell, Christopher 11 ; McCracken, Stephen 2 ; Voetsch, Andrew C 2 

 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program, Oakland, California, USA 
 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 
 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi 
 ICAP at Columbia University, New York, New York, USA 
 Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 
 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Windhoek, Namibia 
 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 
 National AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 
 Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lusaka, Zambia 
10  ICAP at Columbia University, Harare, Zimbabwe 
11  Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA 
Section
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Nov 2022
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
1758-2652
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2740740939
Copyright
© 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.