Prevalence of alcohol use by gender and HIV status in rural Uganda.
Adriane WynnKatelyn M SileoKatherine Schmarje CrockettRose NaiginoMichael EdiauRhoda K WanyenzeNoah KiwanukaNatasha K MartinSusan M KienePublished in: PloS one (2024)
While alcohol use was higher among men and people living with HIV, being newly diagnosed with HIV had a stronger relationship with harmful alcohol use among women than men. More research is needed to understand how alcohol use may increase the risks of HIV acquisition among women and to identify gender-responsive services to address harmful alcohol use and increase access to HIV testing and linkage to care for women who use harmful levels of alcohol.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- pregnancy outcomes
- human immunodeficiency virus
- mental health
- hiv infected
- cervical cancer screening
- south africa
- hepatitis c virus
- primary care
- hiv aids
- palliative care
- breast cancer risk
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- pregnant women
- risk assessment
- gene expression
- quality improvement
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- genome wide
- chronic pain
- skeletal muscle
- affordable care act