Lower rates of ART initiation and decreased retention among ART-naïve patients who consume alcohol enrolling in HIV care and treatment programs in Kenya and Uganda.
Ioannis PatsisSuzanne GoodrichConstantin Theodore YiannoutsosSteven A BrownBeverly S MusickLameck DieroJayne L KulzerMwembesa Bosco BwanaPatrick OyaroKara K Wools-KaloustianPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Alcohol consumption is associated with significant delays in ART initiation and reduced retention in care for patients enrolling in HIV care and treatment programs in East Africa. Consequently, interventions that target alcohol consumption may have a significant impact on the HIV care cascade.