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- Title
Daily Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men.
- Authors
Sheinfil, Alan Z; Foley, Jacklyn D.; Moskal, Dezarie; Dalton, Michelle R.; Firkey, Madison; Ramos, Jeremy; Maisto, Stephen A.; Woolf-King, Sarah E.
- Abstract
Alcohol consumption is one of the strongest predictors of suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), however, there is little research that has investigated both within- and between-person associations of alcohol consumption and ART adherence at the event-level. In this secondary data-analysis, (N = 22) HIV-positive MSM prospectively reported daily alcohol consumption and ART adherence for 42-days. Multilevel models demonstrated (1) days in which participants reported consuming any alcohol was associated with 2.48 increased odds of ART non-adherence, compared to days in which participants reported no alcohol consumption, and (2) there was a non-significant trend indicating days in which participants reported consuming greater than their own average levels of alcohol was associated with increased odds of ART non-adherence. Findings highlight the importance of combining intervention efforts that address alcohol consumption and suboptimal ART adherence, and indicate a need for future research to investigate the mechanisms by which alcohol influences ART adherence.
- Subjects
HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy; ALCOHOL drinking; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEN who have sex with men; PATIENT compliance; DATA analysis software; SECONDARY analysis; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 10, p3153
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-022-03657-x