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Trial reportThe American journal on addictions2021

Hazardous Alcohol Use, Impulsivity, and HIV-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Russian Patients With a History of Injection Drug Use.

Kathryn Chavez, Tibor P Palfai, Debbie M Cheng, Elena Blokhina, Natalia Gnatienko, Emily K Quinn, Evgeny Krupitsky, Jeffrey H Samet

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Trial report in The American journal on addictions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathryn ChavezDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-0907-4730
Tibor P PalfaiDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Debbie M ChengDepartment of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Elena BlokhinaFirst St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Natalia GnatienkoClinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit, Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Emily K QuinnBiostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Evgeny KrupitskyFirst St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Jeffrey H SametClinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit, Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston University · USFirst Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg · RU

Funding

Translational ScienceP30AI042853 · NIAID · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI LARRY K BROWN · 1998 to 2026
$51.7M
Linking Russian Narcology & HIV Care to Enhance Treatment, Retention, & OutcomesR01DA032082 · NIDA · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAMET, JEFFREY H. · 2011 to 2015
$3.4M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI042853NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032082Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research P30AI042853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesPrevious findings on the association between hazardous drinking and HIV-risk behavior have been equivocal, varying by population and individual difference factors. This study examined associations between hazardous drinking, impulsivity, and HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive Russian patients with a history of injection drug use (IDU), not on antiretroviral therapy.

methodsNegative binomial regression analyses of data from a randomized controlled trial were performed (N = 241). Main independent variables were the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Outcomes were number of condomless sexual episodes (CSE; primary), number of sexual partners, and needle-sharing frequency (secondary).

resultsHazardous drinking was positively associated with the frequency of CSE (adjusted incidence rate ratio [aIRR] = 2.16, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.98-2.36). Moderate (aIRR = 0.51, 95% CI, 0.46-0.56) and high (aIRR = 0.66, 95% CI, 0.60-0.73) impulsivity were associated with fewer CSE compared with low impulsivity. Hazardous drinking (aIRR = 0.64, 95% CI, 0.52-0.79) and impulsivity (aIRR = 0.95, 95% CI, 0.94-0.96) were both associated with fewer sexual partners. Hazardous drinking and impulsivity were each associated with increased needle sharing. The association between hazardous drinking and number of needle-shares was strongest at higher impulsivity levels. CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Hazardous drinking may be a risk factor for CSE among HIV-positive Russian patients and may influence needle sharing. Findings contribute to our understanding of the interactive associations between hazardous drinking and impulsivity with sexual risk behaviors and needle sharing among HIV-positive Russian patients with a history of IDU. (Am J Addict 2020;00:00-00).

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Impulsive BehaviorRisk-TakingAdultAlcoholismFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeedle SharingRisk FactorsRussiaSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, Intravenous

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PMID33378082
PMCPMC8284872
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