1. Hazardous alcohol use, antiretroviral therapy receipt, and viral suppression in people living with HIV who inject drugs in the United States, India, Russia, and Vietnam.
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Wagman, Jennifer A, Wynn, Adriane, Matsuzaki, Mika, Gnatienko, Natalia, Metsch, Lisa R, Del Rio, Carlos, Feaster, Daniel J, Nance, Robin M, Whitney, Bridget M, Delaney, Joseph AC, Kahana, Shoshana Y, Crane, Heidi M, Chandler, Redonna K, Elliott, Jennifer C, Altice, Frederick, Lucas, Gregory M, Mehta, Shruti H, Hirsch-Moverman, Yael, El-Sadr, Wafaa M, Vu, Quan, Nguyen Thanh, Binh, Springer, Sandra A, Tsui, Judith I, and Samet, Jeffrey H
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Alcoholism ,Alcohol Use and Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Substance Misuse ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Alcohol-Related Disorders ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,India ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Russia ,Substance Abuse ,Intravenous ,United States ,Vietnam ,Viral Load ,antiretroviral receipt ,hazardous alcohol use ,high-income country ,HIV infection ,middle-income country ,people living with HIV ,people who inject drugs ,viral suppression ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Virology - Abstract
ObjectivesIn high-income countries, hazardous alcohol use is associated with reduced receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV) who inject drugs. These associations are less understood in lower middle-income countries (LMIC) and upper middle-income countries.DesignWe examined associations between hazardous alcohol use, ART receipt, and viral suppression among PLHIV who reported current or former injection drug use. Participants were from nine studies in the United States (high-income country), India (LMIC), Russia (upper middle-income country), and Vietnam (LMIC).MethodsHazardous alcohol use was measured via Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Outcomes were HIV viral suppression (viral load of
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- 2020