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- Title
Efficacy of a Single, Brief Alcohol Reduction Intervention among Men and Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Using Alcohol in Kampala, Uganda: A Randomized Trial.
- Authors
Wandera, Bonnie; Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona; Nankabirwa, Joaniter Immaculate; Mafigiri, David Kaawa; Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind M.; Kapiga, Saidi; Hahn, Judith; Sethi, Ajay K.
- Abstract
We evaluated the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention (MI) counseling in reducing alcohol consumption among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Kampala, Uganda. Persons living with HIV/AIDS with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool (AUDIT) score ≥3 points were randomized to either standardized positive prevention counseling alone or in combination with alcohol brief MI counseling. The mean change in AUDIT-C scores over 6 months was compared by treatment arm. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) AUDIT-C scores were 6.3 (2.3) and 6.8 (2.3) for control and MI arms ( P = .1) at baseline, respectively, and change in mean AUDIT-C score was not statistically different between arms over the 6 months ( P = .8). However, there was a statistically significant decrease in mean AUDIT-C score (-1.10; 95% confidence interval: -2.19 to -0.02, P = .046) among women in the MI arm. There was a nondifferential reduction in alcohol consumption overall, but MI appeared effective among women only. Studies with more than 1 counseling session and evaluation of gender differences in treatment response are needed.
- Subjects
UGANDA; AIDS patients; ALCOHOL drinking; COUNSELING; AIDS &; psychology; HIV infections &; psychology; AIDS; COMPARATIVE studies; HIV infections; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; EVALUATION research; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; MOTIVATIONAL interviewing
- Publication
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2017, Vol 16, Issue 3, p276
- ISSN
2325-9582
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/2325957416649669