ArticleBMC public health2016
Perceived benefits and negative consequences of alcohol consumption in women living with HIV: a qualitative study.
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- Acceptability and feasibility of a randomized clinical trial of oral naltrexone vs. placebo for women living with HIV infection: Study design challenges and pilot study results.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- This is my way of Drinking: A Scoping Review of how Individuals Narrate Their Alcohol-Related Problems.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2026Review
- COVID-19, sense of control, and the rise of addictive behaviors: a study in Poland.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2025Article
- Exploring how women with HIV develop hazardous drinking patterns: a qualitative assessment of drinking histories.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Proteomic Analysis of Chronic Binge Alcohol-Induced Hippocampal and Anterior Cingulate Cortex Neuroadaptations in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-Infected Female Rhesus Macaques.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Factors associated with current and severe pain among people living with HIV: results from a statewide sample.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Brief report: the association between recreational versus therapeutic marijuana use on hazardous alcohol consumption and alcohol-associated behavioral consequences among adults living with HIV in Florida.Harm reduction journal · 2018Article
- Sociodemographic differences among HIV-positive and HIV-negative recently pregnant women in Mexico City: A case-control study.Medicine · 2017Observational
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Abstract
backgroundWomen living with HIV have increased prevalence of medical and psychological comorbidities that could be adversely affected by alcohol consumption. Little is known about their unique motivations for drinking or perceptions of HIV-related consequences. In preparation for an alcohol intervention study, we sought to better understand reasons for drinking and perceived consequences of alcohol consumption among a sample of women living with HIV.
methodsFour focus groups, with a total of 24 adult women (96% African-American, 88% HIV-positive), were conducted in Jacksonville, FL, Washington, DC and Chicago, IL. Focus group discussions were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim; a conventional content analysis approach was used to identify themes, that were then grouped according to a biopsychosocial model.
resultsRegarding reasons for drinking, women described themes that included biological (addiction, to manage pain), psychological (coping, to escape bad experiences, to feel in control), and social (peer pressure, family). Themes related to consequences from alcohol included biological (damage to body, poor adherence to medications), psychological (risky or regrettable behavior, memory loss), and social (jail, loss of respect, poor choices). When discussing how their drinking impacted their health, women focused on broader issues, rather than HIV-specific issues.
conclusionMany women living with HIV are drinking alcohol in order to self-manage pain or emotions, and their perceived consequences from drinking extend beyond HIV-specific medical issues. Most participants described themes related to psychological issues and situations that are common in women living with HIV. Interventions to address drinking should inquire more specifically about drinking to manage pain or emotion, and help women to recognize the potential adverse impact of alcohol on comorbid health issues, including their own HIV infection.
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