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ERIC Number: ED622595
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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The Relationship between Harmful Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Non-Adherence in People Accessing HIV Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: An Event-Level Analysis
Alexandra L. Rose; Jennifer M. Belus; Tianzhou Ma; Jasper S. Lee; Christine Wan; Andres De Los Reyes; John A. Joska; Lena S. Andersen; Bronwyn Myers; Jessica F. Magidson
Grantee Submission
Harmful alcohol consumption can significantly compromise adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Prior research has identified aggregate relationships between alcohol use and ART non-adherence, largely relying on concurrent assessment of these domains. There is relatively limited evidence on more nuanced day-level associations between alcohol use and ART non-adherence, despite potentially important clinical implications. We recruited adults with HIV treatment adherence challenges and harmful alcohol use (n=53) and examined relationships between alcohol use and "same" and "next day" ART adherence, accounting for the role of weekends/holidays and participant demographics, including gender. Results demonstrated that weekends/holidays were significantly associated with worse same day ART adherence. Next day adherence was significantly worse in the context of weekend alcohol use and among men. These results suggest the importance of tailoring intervention strategies to support ART adherence during weekend drinking and for men engaged in heavy episodic drinking. [This paper was published in "AIDS and Behavior" v26 n6 p2055-2066 2022.]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) (ED/IES)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: South Africa
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: K23DA041901; F31MH123020; R324A180032