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Published on: October 6, 2016
Self-reported changes in alcohol use behavior among people living with HIV in China after receiving HIV positive
Yan Wang1, Xinguang Chen1, Jacob Ball1
1Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Background:
Alcohol use remains a significant challenge for treating people living with HIV (people living with HIV). We aimed to examine current use and retrospective self-reported changes in drinking behavior after HIV+ diagnosis in people living with HIV.
Method:
Survey data were collected from a large random sample of people living with HIV (N = 2964, mean age = 42.5, standard deviation = 12.8) in Guangxi, China.
Results:
The estimated prevalence rate of current alcohol use was 42.8%. Among current drinkers, 41.7% reported binge drinking and 10.4% reported hazardous drinking. Among the ever drinkers, 45.4% reported reductions in drinking and 19.5% reported quitting after HIV+ diagnosis. Older age, female gender, higher income, being employed, if currently on antiretroviral therapy, and having received an HIV+ diagnosis within a year were positively associated with quitting; and more education, lower income, currently on antiretroviral therapy, and having received an HIV+ diagnosis more than one year were associated with reduced drinking.
Conclusion:
The time period immediately following receiving an HIV+ diagnosis may represent a window of opportunity for alcohol use intervention in people living with HIV.
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