Lexuan Zhong, Feng-Chiao Su, Stuart Batterman
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Conventional and High Performance School Buildings in the U.S
International journal of environmental research and public health
evaluated feasibility acceptability preliminary efficacy economic relationshipstrengthening intervention reduce heavy alcohol use among couples living hiv malawi mlambe mlambe consisted training financial literacy relationship skills combined 11 matched savings accounts invest incomegenerating activity randomized controlled trial compared mlambe enhanced usual care euc enrolled 78 married couples partner antiretroviral therapy art reported heavy alcohol use based auditc using targets 75 primary outcomes included retention rates 10 15months session attendance rates satisfaction mlambe exploratory outcomes heavy alcohol use auditc andor peth positive number drinking days past month auditc score optimal adherence art 95 higher viral suppression exceeded targets feasibility acceptability metrics retention rates 96 15months session attendance satisfaction levels 100 baseline 15months mlambe participants reported decreases mean number drinking days 68 21 auditc scores 75 31 art adherence rates improved across period 632 739 participants mlambe compared euc lower rates heavy alcohol use 895 vs 972 higher rates viral suppression 100 vs 919 10months differences arms statistically significant small pilot study mlambe highly feasible acceptable shows promise reducing heavy alcohol use viral nonsuppression among couples hiv larger efficacy study