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Rose AL, Belus JM, Ma T, Lee JS, Wan C, De Los Reyes A, Joska JA, Andersen LS, Myers B, Magidson JF. The Relationship Between Harmful Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Non-adherence in People Accessing HIV Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: An Event-Level Analysis. AIDS Behav 2022; 26:2055-2066. [PMID: 35022939 PMCID: PMC9050741 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03552-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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) from HIV care in South Africa. We 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 ART adherence was significantly worse on weekend/holiday days. 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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra L Rose
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA.
| | - Jennifer M Belus
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA
- Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Tianzhou Ma
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
| | - Jasper S Lee
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
| | - Christine Wan
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA
| | - Andres De Los Reyes
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA
| | - John A Joska
- HIV Mental Health Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - Lena S Andersen
- Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Bronwyn Myers
- Curtin enAble Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - Jessica F Magidson
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA
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