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Title Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda.
Full text https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8hv5g4qr
Date 2021
Author(s) Leddy, Anna M; Hahn, Judith A; Getahun, Monica; Emenyonu, Nneka I; Woolf-King, Sarah E; Sanyu, Naomi; Katusiime, Anita; Fatch, Robin; Chander, Geetanjali; Hutton, Heidi E; Muyindike, Winnie R; Camlin, Carol S
Abstract Hazardous drinking by persons living with HIV (PLHIV) is a well-established determinant of sub-optimal HIV care and treatment outcomes. Despite this, to date, few interventions have sought to reduce hazardous drinking among PLHIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We describe an iterative cultural adaptation of an evidence-based multi-session alcohol reduction intervention for PLHIV in southwestern Uganda. The adaptation process included identifying core, theoretically informed, intervention elements, and conducting focus group discussions and cognitive interviews with community members, HIV clinic staff and patients to modify key intervention characteristics for cultural relevance and saliency. Adaptation of evidence-based alcohol reduction interventions can be strengthened by the inclusion of the target population and key stakeholders in shaping the content, while retaining fidelity to core intervention elements.
Subject(s) Humans; HIV Infections; Focus Groups; Social Change; Africa South of the Sahara; Uganda; Alcohol reduction; Cultural adaptation; Evidence-based interventions; People living with HIV; Sub-saharan africa; Underage Drinking; Behavioral and Social Science; Infectious Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Substance Abuse; Mental Health; Pediatric; Alcoholism; Alcohol Use and Health; Prevention; Clinical Research; Oral and gastrointestinal; Stroke; Infection; Public Health and Health Services; Social Work; Public Health
Coverage 237 - 250
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source AIDS and behavior, vol 25, iss Suppl 3
Rights public
Identifier qt8hv5g4qr
Repository Berkeley - University of California
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