Motivation to Quit Drinking in Individuals Coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C.
Jumi HayakiBradley J AndersonDebra S HermanEthan MoitraMegan M PinkstonH Nina KimMichael D SteinPublished in: AIDS and behavior (2020)
Alcohol consumption is common among individuals coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) despite the uniquely harmful effects in this population. Limited research has examined factors that could influence drinking reduction or cessation among HIV/HCV coinfected persons; this study investigates motivation to quit. Participants were 110 alcohol-consuming HIV/HCV coinfected patients recruited from medical clinics. Participants self-reported 90-day drinking frequency and intensity; alcohol-related problems; reasons to quit drinking; reasons to drink; and motivation to quit drinking. Participants consumed alcohol on 54.1 (± 26.9) of the past 90 days. In a multivariate model that controlled for demographic variables, motivation to quit drinking was directly associated with alcohol-related problems (βy·x = 0.35, p = .007) and reasons to quit drinking (βy·x = 0.23, p = .021), and inversely associated with drinking for enhancement (βy·x = - 0.36, p = .004). This study identified several factors associated with motivation to quit drinking in a sample of alcohol-consuming HIV/HCV patients.
Keyphrases
- alcohol consumption
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- smoking cessation
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- replacement therapy
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- south africa
- high intensity