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01-07-2017 | Original Paper

Alcohol Use, Socioeconomic Status and Risk of HIV Infections

Authors: Charlotte Probst, Leickness C. Simbayi, Charles D.H. Parry, Paul A. Shuper, Jürgen Rehm

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 7/2017

Abstract

The present study investigated the associations among alcohol use, socioeconomic status (SES), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, in the South African context. It was hypothesized that SES (predictor; measured as median split asset score) and alcohol use in the past 12 months (predictor) would interact such that current drinkers of low SES would be at an increased risk of testing HIV-positive (outcome). Nationally representative, cross-sectional survey data from 2005 (N = 16,110), 2008 (N = 13,055), and 2012 (N = 25,979) were analyzed using multinomial regression models. Current drinkers of low SES had an elevated risk of HIV infection in all survey years, ranging from a relative risk ratio (RRR) of 1.94 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.29–3.00, t = 2.93, p = 0.002) in 2012 to RRR of 3.51 (95% CI 2.02–6.08, t = 4.47, p < 0.001) in 2008. Targeting preventive strategies to alcohol users of low SES could help reduce HIV burden and associated socioeconomic differences.

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Title: Alcohol Use, Socioeconomic Status and Risk of HIV Infections
Authors: Charlotte Probst
Leickness C. Simbayi
Charles D.H. Parry
Paul A. Shuper
Jürgen Rehm
Publication date: 01-07-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1758-x

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