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Neighborhood Factors That Contribute To Alcohol Use And Loneliness In Hiv Positive Patients, Erica Kiernan, Eugene Dunne, Barbara Curbow, William Latimer
Neighborhood Factors That Contribute To Alcohol Use And Loneliness In Hiv Positive Patients, Erica Kiernan, Eugene Dunne, Barbara Curbow, William Latimer
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Background: Neighborhood factors contribute to substance abuse and increased health risk behavior. Alcohol use has adverse consequences as it may interfere with antiretroviral medication adherence. In addition, studies have shown that those who are HIV positive have decreased social network size, limited social support, and social isolation as well as decreased treatment adherence. It is hypothesized that participants with high neighborhood density of alcohol outlets combined with increased feelings of loneliness will be more likely to drink.
Methods: Participants included 85 patients from an HIV treatment clinic in Jacksonville. Interviewer-administered measures included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test …