Alcohol use and its determinants among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use is a common practice of almost all communities worldwide and it is more common among persons with HIV infection. Alcohol consumption among people with HIV/AIDS may result in poor treatment adherence, further immunity suppression and increase the risk of comorbid illness (diseases) which collectively diminish the anti-retroviral therapy responses. Although there are separate studies conducted regarding alcohol use among people with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, the finding results are highly variable and inconsistent. Therefore, conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis has a paramount importance to show the pooled prevalence of alcohol use and to identify its determinants among people with HIV/AIDS.

Methods

A systematic search of electronic databases of

SUBMITTER: Mekuriaw B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8130112 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature