High Levels of Persistent Problem Drinking in Women at High Risk for HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 153 - 1
• Main Authors: Weiss, Helen A, Vandepitte, Judith, Bukenya, Justine N, Mayanja, Yunia, Nakubulwa, Susan, Kamali, Anatoli, Seeley, Janet, Grosskurth, Heiner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.01.2016; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Behavior; Female; Herpesviridae; HIV; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Intervention; Laboratories; Lentivirus; Longitudinal Studies; Population; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Retroviridae; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Sociodemographics; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Uganda - epidemiology; Violence; Young Adult; Uganda; Kampala Uganda; Uganda, Kampala; Africa; alcohol; Uganda; problem drinking; HIV; sex work

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of problem drinking in a cohort of women at high-risk of HIV in Kampala, Uganda. Overall, 1027 women at high risk of HIV infection were followed from 2008 to 2013. The CAGE and AUDIT questionnaires were used to identify problem drinkers in the c...