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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Oct;27(10):3272-3284.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04047-7. Epub 2023 Apr 8.

Alcohol Use, HIV Stigma and Quality of Life Among Alcohol Consuming Men Living with HIV in India: A Mediation Analysis

Toan Ha #  1   2 , Hui Shi #  3   4 , Roopal J Singh  5 , Sushma S Gaikwad  6 , Kavita Joshi  7 , Rupal Padiyar  8 , Jean J Schensul  9 , Stephen L Schensul  10
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Alcohol Use, HIV Stigma and Quality of Life Among Alcohol Consuming Men Living with HIV in India: A Mediation Analysis

Toan Ha et al. AIDS Behav. 2023 Oct.

Abstract
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This study examined the hypothesis that HIV-related stigma mediates the effect of alcohol use on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among alcohol consuming Indian men living with HIV (PLWH). The study used baseline data from a randomized controlled clinical trial entitled 'Alcohol and ART adherence: Assessment, Intervention, and Modeling in India. Participants completed surveys assessing demographic characteristics, alcohol use, HIV-related stigma, HRQoL. Mediation analysis was conducted to establish the mediation effect of HIV-related stigma on the relationship between alcohol use and HRQoL. The final mediation model showed that the effect of alcohol use on HRQoL were partially mediated by overall HIV-related stigma. Specially, 27.1% of the effects of alcohol use on HRQoL was mediated through overall HIV stigma. In the HIV stigma subdomain analyses, negative self-image mediated 14% and concerns with public attitudes (anticipated stigma) mediated 17.3% of the effect of alcohol use on HRQoL respectively. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce the negative impact of alcohol use on HRQoL and improve HRQoL among PLWH should include interventions addressing both alcohol use and specific forms of HIV-related stigma.

Este estudio examinó la hipótesis de que el estigma relacionado con el VIH mediaría el efecto del consumo de alcohol en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud entre hombres indios que consumen alcohol y viven con VIH. El estudio utilizó datos de línea base de un ensayo clínico aleatorizado controlado titulado "Consumo de alcohol y adherencia al TAR: evaluación, intervención y modelización en India". Los participantes completaron encuestas que evaluaron características demográficas, consumo de alcohol, estigma relacionado con el VIH y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS). Se realizó un análisis de mediación para establecer el efecto de la mediación del estigma relacionado con el VIH en la relación entre el consumo de alcohol y la CVRS. El modelo final de mediación mostró que el efecto del consumo de alcohol en la CVRS fue parcialmente mediado por el estigma general relacionado con el VIH. Específicamente, el 27,1% de los efectos del consumo de alcohol en la CVRS se medió a través del estigma general relacionado con el VIH. En los análisis de subdominios del estigma del VIH, la imagen negativa de sí mismo medió el 14% y las preocupaciones sobre las actitudes públicas (estigma anticipado) mediaron el 17,3% del efecto del consumo de alcohol en la CVRS, respectivamente. Los resultados sugieren que los esfuerzos para reducir el impacto negativo del consumo de alcohol en la CVRS y mejorar la CVRS entre las personas que viven con VIH deberían incluir intervenciones que aborden tanto el consumo de alcohol como formas específicas de estigma relacionado con el VIH.

Keywords: Alcohol use; HIV; Mediation analysis; Quality of life; Stigma.

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