Emily W Paolillo|Assawin Gongvatana|Anya Umlauf|Scott Letendre|David J. Moore
At?Risk Alcohol Use is Associated with Antiretroviral Treatment Nonadherence Among Adults Living with HIV/AIDS
San Diego State University|University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego
background alcohol use risk factor nonadherence antiretroviral therapy art among people living hivaids plwha however differences art adherence across levels alcohol use unclear study examined whether atrisk alcohol use defined national institute alcohol abuse alcoholism guidelines associated art nonadherence among plwha methods participants 535 hivinfected adults enrolled studies hiv neurobehavioral research program art nonadherence identified either selfreported missed dose plasma viral load detectability 50 copiesml potential covariates multivariable logistic regression included demographics depression substance use disorders results using stepwise model selection procedure found atrisk alcohol use 064 p 0032 low education 109 per 1 year increase education p 0009 significantly predict lower art adherence conclusions greater focus treatment atrisk alcohol use may improve art adherence among hivinfected persons