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Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Public Primary Care Patients in South Africa

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  • Karl Peltzer

    (HIV/STI and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa
    Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Turfloop 06854, South Africa)

  • Julia Louw

    (HIV/STI and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa)

  • Gugu Mchunu

    (HIV/STI and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa)

  • Pamela Naidoo

    (Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa
    Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 8000, South Africa)

  • Gladys Matseke

    (HIV/STI and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa)

  • Bomkazi Tutshana

    (HIV/STI and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town 8000, South Africa)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol use and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis in South Africa. In a cross-sectional survey new tuberculosis (TB) and TB retreatment patients were consecutively screened using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) within one month of anti-tuberculosis treatment. The sample included 4,900 (54.5% men and women 45.5%) tuberculosis patients from 42 primary care clinics in three districts. Results indicate that, overall 23.2% of the patients were hazardous or harmful alcohol drinkers, 31.8% of men and 13.0% of women were found to be hazardous drinkers, and 9.3% of men and 3.4% of women meet criteria for probable alcohol dependence (harmful drinking) as defined by the AUDIT. Men had significantly higher AUDIT scores than women. In multivariable analyses it was found that among men poor perceived health status, tobacco use, psychological distress, being a TB retreatment patient and not being on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and among women lower education, tobacco use and being a TB retreatment patient were associated with hazardous or harmful alcohol use. The study found a high prevalence of hazardous or harmful alcohol use among tuberculosis primary care patients. This calls for screening and brief intervention and a comprehensive alcohol treatment programme as a key component of TB management in South Africa.

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  • Karl Peltzer & Julia Louw & Gugu Mchunu & Pamela Naidoo & Gladys Matseke & Bomkazi Tutshana, 2012. "Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Public Primary Care Patients in South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:9:p:3245-3257:d:19889
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    1. Supa Pengpid & Karl Peltzer & Hendry Van der Heever, 2011. "Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Urban Hospital Outpatients in South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(7), pages 1-11, June.
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