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
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- south africa
- hiv aids
- palliative care
- primary care
- middle aged
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- alcohol consumption
- quality improvement
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- gene expression
- climate change
- genome wide
- human health