Adding fuel to the fire: Alcohol's effect on the HIV epidemic in sub-saharan africa

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-180

  Hahn, Judith A ^a   Woolf King, Sarah E ^b   Muyindike, Winnie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Alcohol biomarkers; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol policy; Alcohol treatment; Antiretroviral adherence; Antiretrovirals; HIV disease progression; HIV transmission; HIV. Sub Saharan; HIVacquisition; Unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LIVER DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80055041975     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-011-0088-2     Document Type: Article

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