Incident Tuberculosis Infection is Associated with Alcohol use in Adults in Rural Uganda.

Rachel AbbottKirsten LandsiedelMucunguzi AtukundaSarah B PuryearGabriel ChamieJudith A HahnFlorence MwangwaElijah KakandeMaya L PetersenDiane V HavlirEdwin CharleboisLaura B BalzerMoses R KamyaCarina Marquez

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

Data on alcohol use and incident Tuberculosis (TB) infection are needed. In adults aged 15+ in rural Uganda (N=49,585), estimated risk of incident TB infection was 29.2% with alcohol use vs. 19.2% without (RR: 1.49; 95%CI: 1.40-1.60). There is potential for interventions to interrupt transmission among people who drink alcohol.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
cardiovascular disease
south africa
hiv aids
physical activity
pulmonary tuberculosis
type diabetes
emergency department
electronic health record
risk assessment
hepatitis c virus