Prevalence of alcohol use by gender and HIV status in rural Uganda

A Wynn, KM Sileo, K Schmarje Crockett, R Naigino… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Alcohol use is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity worldwide. Uganda
has a high level of alcohol use per capita. Compared to men, women are less likely to …

Prevalence and Correlates of Heavy Alcohol use among People Living with HIV who use Unregulated Drugs in Vancouver, Canada

J Hui, H Reddon, N Fairbairn, JC Choi, MJ Milloy… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Among people living with HIV (PLWH), heavy alcohol use is associated with many negative
health consequences. However, the impacts of heavy alcohol use are not well described for …

Incident Tuberculosis Infection is Associated with Alcohol use in Adults in Rural Uganda

R Abbott, K Landsiedel, M Atukunda… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Data on alcohol use and incident Tuberculosis (TB) infection are needed. In adults aged 15+
in rural Uganda (N= 49,585), estimated risk of incident TB infection was 29.2% with alcohol …

Understanding Patients' Experiences with a Brief Alcohol Reduction Intervention among People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Qualitative Study

MW Gichane, CS Camlin, M Getahun… - Substance Use & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Brief alcohol reduction interventions for people living with HIV (PLWH) have
resulted in mixed findings with some studies showing null or limited treatment effects. To …

Alcohol reduction outcomes following brief counseling among adults with HIV in Zambia: A sequential mixed methods study

M Asombang, A Helova, J Chipungu… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Data from sub-Saharan Africa on the impact of alcohol on the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan
Africa is limited. In this region, it is not well understood how people with HIV (PLWHA) …

Depression, suicidality, substance-use and associated factors among people living with HIV the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

GZ Rukundo, EK Wakida, CK Karungi, J Asasira… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Mental disorders are common in people living with HIV (PLHIV) but they are
often unrecognized and untreated. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of HIV test and treat strategy in Windhoek, Namibia: Development of an operational framework

A Jonas - 2024 - repository.unam.edu.na
Namibia started with the implementation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test
and Treat strategy in July 2016 as a pilot phase in three high-volume sites in the Zambezi …