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Document 0409
DOCN M9650409
TI Alcohol-related risk factors associated with HIV infection among
patients entering alcoholism treatment: implications for prevention.
DT 9605
AU Boscarino JA; Avins AL; Woods WJ; Lindan CP; Hudes ES; Clark W; Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San; Francisco
94105, USA.
SO J Stud Alcohol. 1995 Nov;56(6):642-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96130453
AB OBJECTIVE: Reports suggest that alcoholics may be at risk for HIV
infection. In this article we examine several alcohol-related risk
factors for HIV infection among patients entering alcoholism treatment
in an AIDS epicenter. Our objective was to identify key factors for HIV
prevention and screening among populations receiving treatment for
alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence. METHOD: Clients (N = 921) entering
five alcoholism treatment centers in the San Francisco Bay area
underwent an interview and blind serotesting for HIV antibodies (76%
were male, 16% men who had sex with men, 50% black, 10% Latinos and 6.5%
were HIV seropositive). Logistic regression was used to predict HIV
serostatus from five possible alcohol-associated risk factors,
controlling for demographics and traditional HIV risk factors. These
were alcohol impairment, attitudes about socializing in bars, increased
sexual risk expectancies when drinking, enhanced sexual expectancies
when drinking and decreased nervousness when drinking. Male and female
heterosexuals and men with a history of homosexuality were analyzed
separately. RESULTS: Among male and female heterosexuals, HIV infection
was positively associated with higher alcohol impairment (OR = 2.69, p =
.031) and negatively associated with higher sexual risk expectancies
when drinking (OR = 0.24, p = .075). Among men who had sex with men, HIV
infection was positively associated with higher bar socializing
orientations (OR = 10.06, p = .004). Infection was also negatively
associated with higher alcohol impairment (OR = 0.34, p = .052) and
higher sexual risk expectancies when drinking (OR = 0.26, p = .024) for
these men. CONCLUSIONS: Since these associations were independent of
demographics and traditional HIV risk factors, our research suggests it
may be important to also focus HIV screening and prevention on
alcohol-related risk factors in AIDS epicenters. For heterosexual
alcoholics, the focus should be on those with higher alcohol dependence.
For male alcoholics who had sex with men, the focus should be on those
who primarily socialize in bars. Further research is needed to determine
why higher sexual risk perceptions when drinking were associated with
lower rates of HIV infection for both groups, since this discovery may
have important prevention implications. The negative association between
infection and alcohol impairment among homosexual men also warrants
further investigation.
DE Adolescence Adult Alcohol Drinking/ADVERSE EFFECTS
Alcoholism/*REHABILITATION Female Homosexuality, Male/PSYCHOLOGY
Human HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Male Mass Screening Middle Age *Patient
Admission Risk Factors San Francisco Sex Behavior/DRUG EFFECTS
Social Environment Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Support, U.S.
Gov't, P.H.S. *Urban Population JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).