Objectives To determine the impact of alcohol consumption on deaths and disability in
Africa. Methods We estimated alcohol exposure for 2012, and its impact on deaths and …

Background. Alcohol use was one of the leading contributors to South Africa (SA)'s disease
burden in 2000, accounting for 7% of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the …

Objectives To quantify HIV/AIDS mortality attributable to alcohol use in the adult general
population of South Africa in 2012 by socioeconomic status (SES). Design Comparative risk …

The purpose of this review was to identify and assess studies that have quantified the
association between alcohol consumption and HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. PubMed …

There is now conclusive evidence of a causal linkage between heavy drinking patterns
and/or alcohol use disorders and the worsening of the disease course for HIV. However …

In the first part of this review, the nature of the associations between alcohol use and
HIV/AIDS is discussed. Alcohol use has been found to be strongly associated with incidence …

The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the volume of alcohol consumption, type
of beverage, patterns of drinking and alcohol-attributable burden of disease among adults in …

Background Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the
world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol …

Abstract Aims According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total amount of
alcohol consumed in the African region is expected to increase due to the growth of new …

Abstract Woolf-King, S., Steinmaus, CM, Reingold, AL & Hahn, JA (2013). An update on
alcohol use and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: Meta-analysis and future …