Drinking trajectories among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: a cohort study of United States veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although high rates of alcohol consumption and related problems have been observed among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM), little is known about the long-term patterns of and factors associated with hazardous alcohol use in this population. We sought to identify alcohol use trajectories and correlates of hazardous alcohol use among HIV-infected MSM.

Methods

Sexually active, HIV-infected MSM participating in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study were eligible for inclusion. Participants were recruited from VA infectious disease clinics in Atlanta, Baltimore, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC. Data from annual self-reported assessments and group-based trajectory models were used to identify distinct alcohol use trajectories over an

SUBMITTER: Marshall BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4330114 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature