Authors
Kathryn E Lancaster, Melissa A Stockton, Judith A Hahn, Thida Chanyachukul, Ivan Marbaniang, Dhanushi Rupasinghe, Hai Thi Thanh Nguyen, Edith Kwobah, Helen Byakwaga, Aggrey Semeere, Suzanne Goodrich, Patrizia Carrieri, Gad Murenzi, Hugo Perazzo, Brenda Crabtree Ramírez, Jessica Mejía, Andreas D Haas, Ardele Mandiriri, Albert Minga, Marie Plaisy, Antoine Jaquet, Angela M Parcesepe, Sentinel Research Network of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS
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AIDS and behavior. Sep 03, 2026. Epub Sep 03, 2026.
Abstract
Measuring alcohol and other drug (AOD) use remains challenging in HIV care in low- and middle-income countries, where self-report and point-of-care (POC) urine biomarkers capture different time windows. Among 2,059 people with HIV aged 40 years or older across eight IeDEA clinics (2020 to 2022), we examined what self-reported AOD use (AUDIT, ASSIST) and POC urine tests (uEtG for alcohol; 5-panel drug screen) each capture. Self-report identified more use than urine testing (unhealthy alcohol 19.7% versus uEtG-positive 12.2%), consistent with its longer recall window. Higher self-reported alcohol intensity was associated with uEtG positivity in a graded pattern, more strongly among women. Urine-positive but self-report-negative results, more common among men, suggested under-reporting. Self-report and biomarkers answer different measurement questions: self-report for longer-term burden and screening, biomarkers for recent use and corroboration. Combining both, including longer-window biomarkers, can strengthen AOD measurement among older PWH in LMICs.
PMID:
42690579
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 04 Sep 2026.
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