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ArticleAddictive behaviors2016

Perceived risk for severe outcomes and drinking status among drug users with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).

Jennifer C Elliott, Deborah S Hasin, Don C Des Jarlais

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Jennifer C ElliottDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 123, New York, NY 10032, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 123, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: Jce2130@cumc.columbia.edu.
Deborah S HasinDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 123, New York, NY 10032, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 123, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Don C Des JarlaisProfessor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 39 Broadway, Suite 530, New York NY 10006.
New York State Psychiatric InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

Risk Factors for HIV/AIDS in Drug UsersR01DA003574 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI DES JARLAIS, DON C, MCKNIGHT, COURTNEY · 1986 to 2025
$16.2M
HealthCall: Enhancing brief intervention for HIV primary care alcohol dependenceR01AA023163 · NIAAA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI HASIN, DEBORAH S · 2014 to 2018
$3.5M
Understanding and intervening with heavy drinking among patients with HIV and HCVK23AA023753 · NIAAA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI ELLIOTT, JENNIFER CHRISTINE · 2015 to 2019
$972k
NIAAA NIH HHS K23 AA023753NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA023163NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA003574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAmong drug users with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections, heavy drinking can pose significant risks to health. Yet many drug users with HIV and HCV drink heavily. Clarifying the relationship of drug-using patients' understanding of their illnesses to their drinking behavior could facilitate more effective intervention with these high-risk groups.

methodAmong samples of drug users infected with HIV (n=476; 70% male) and HCV (n=1145; 81% male) recruited from drug treatment clinics, we investigated whether patients' perceptions of the risk for severe outcomes related to HIV and HCV were associated with their personal drinking behavior, using generalized logit models. Interactions with co-infection status were also explored.

resultsHIV-infected drug users who believed that HIV held highest risk for serious outcomes were the most likely to be risky drinkers, when compared with those with less severe perceptions, X(2)(6)=14.19, p<0.05. In contrast, HCV-infected drug users who believed that HCV held moderate risk for serious outcomes were the most likely to be risky drinkers, X(2)(6)=12.98, p<0.05.

conclusionsIn this sample of drug users, risky drinking was most common among those with HIV who believed that severe outcomes were inevitable, suggesting that conveying the message that HIV always leads to severe outcomes may be counterproductive in decreasing risky drinking in this group. However, risky drinking was most common among those with HCV who believed that severe outcomes were somewhat likely. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms of these associations.

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Attitude to HealthAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismCross-Sectional StudiesDrug UsersFemaleHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansMaleNew York CityRisk FactorsAlcoholDrinkingHepatitis CHIVPerceived riskSeverity

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