Abstract
Hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was studied in high-risk groups for HIV infection acquisition using respondent-driven sampling and time-location sampling in 7 regions of Russian Federation. The prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was high with regional variations. Prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was highest among injection drug users in Tomsk (89.96% (95 % CI 87.14–92.78%)) and lowest among men who have sex with men in St. Petersburg (43.31% (95% CI 37.03–49.59%)). In general about two thirds of the groups reported hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. As a marker of unsafe sexual behavior the answer to the question about non-use of condom was selected. There was heterogeneity among regions especially in female sex-workers reports. Use of meta-analytic summarization showed that people that reported hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption had tendency to more risky sexual behavior, though results were not statistically significant due to high prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. These results show need to incorporate screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption into prevention programs for high-risk individuals.
Highlights
Проведено изучение распространенности опасного и вредного потребления алкоголя в группах населения повышенного риска заражения ВИЧ-инфекцией методами выборки, формируемой респондентами, и выборки «время — место» в семи регионах Российской Федерации
Hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was studied in high-risk groups for HIV infection acquisition using respondent-driven sampling and time-location sampling in 7 regions of Russian Federation
The prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was high with regional variations
Summary
Опасное и вредное потребление алкоголя среди лиц повышенного риска заражения ВИЧ-инфекцией. Ключевые слова: опасное и вредное потребление алкоголя; ВИЧ-инфекция; потребители инъекционных наркотиков; секс-работники; мужчины, занимающиеся сексом с мужчинами. Harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption among individuals with high risk of HIV infection. Use of meta-analytic summarization showed that people that reported hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption had tendency to more risky sexual behavior, though results were not statistically significant due to high prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. These results show need to incorporate screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption into prevention programs for high-risk individuals
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