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. 2021 Jan-Dec:20:23259582211044920.
doi: 10.1177/23259582211044920.

Development and Cultural Adaptation of a Computer-Delivered and Multi-Component Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Russian Women Living with HIV and HCV

Jennifer L Brown  1   2   3 , Iakovos Anastasakis  2 , Natalia Revzina  4 , Ariadna Capasso  5 , Ekaterina Boeva  6   7 , Vadim Rassokhin  6   7 , Adrienne Crusey  2   3 , Jessica M Sales  8 , Anthony Hitch  1 , Tiffaney Renfro  8 , Ralph J DiClemente  5
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Development and Cultural Adaptation of a Computer-Delivered and Multi-Component Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Russian Women Living with HIV and HCV

Jennifer L Brown et al. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Background: There is elevated prevalence of problem drinking among Russian women living with HIV and HCV co-infection. This paper describes the development and cultural adaptation of a multi-component alcohol reduction intervention incorporating a brief, computer-delivered module for Russian women living with HIV and HCV co-infection.

Methods: The format and content of the intervention were adapted to be linguistic-, cultural-, and gender-appropriate using the ADAPT-ITT framework. A computer-delivered module and brief clinician-delivered individual and telephone sessions were developed.

Results: We describe the theoretical foundations of the intervention, the cultural adaptation of the intervention, and overview the content of the intervention's multiple components.

Discussion: Interventions to reduce alcohol use that can be integrated within Russian HIV treatment centers are urgently needed. If efficacious, the culturally-adapted intervention offers the promise of a cost-effective, easily disseminated intervention approach for Russian women living with HIV/HCV co-infection engaging in problematic alcohol use.

Keywords: Alcohol reduction intervention; HCV; HIV; Russian women; computerized intervention; multi-component intervention.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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