Alcohol use and the risk of communicable diseases

NK Morojele, SV Shenoi, PA Shuper, RS Braithwaite… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The body of knowledge on alcohol use and communicable diseases has been growing in
recent years. Using a narrative review approach, this paper discusses alcohol's role in the …

Gender and context matter: behavioral and structural interventions for people who use alcohol and other drugs in africa

WM Wechsberg, I van der Drift, BN Howard… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heavy alcohol consumption and other drug use are prominent across Africa and increase
the risk of exposure to violence, HIV acquisition, and other life-threatening injuries. This …

Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness‐implementation trial of a peer‐delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and …

JF Magidson, JA Joska, JM Belus… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction South Africa (SA) has the highest number of people living with HIV
(PLWH) globally, and a significant burden of alcohol and other drug use (AOD). Although …

Client-identified outcomes of individual psychotherapy: a qualitative meta-analysis

M Ladmanová, T Řiháček, L Timulak… - The Lancet …, 2025 - thelancet.com
Background Psychotherapy outcomes are typically measured in terms of symptom relief.
However, this method might overlook important changes from clients' perspectives when …

Service-level barriers to and facilitators of accessibility to treatment for problematic alcohol use: a scoping review

DM Wolfe, B Hutton, K Corace… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Services to treat problematic alcohol use (PAU) should be highly accessible to
optimize treatment engagement. We conducted a scoping review to map characteristics of …

Women with breast cancer's perceptions of nurse-led telephone-based motivational interviewing consultations to enhance adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy: a …

M Gagné, S Lauzier, M Lemay, CG Loiselle… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Background Daily adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) for 5 or 10 years is the standard of care
for women diagnosed with non-metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer …

A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa

F Jaguga, SK Kiburi, E Temet, MC Aalsma… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs)
are a recommended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for …

“Men Take Care of Each Other”: Evaluation of a Community-Based Model for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services Among Male Bar Patrons in Rural South Africa

P Chen, S Nkosi, AP Moll, RS Braithwaite… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2025 - liebertpub.com
Low engagement with HIV services persists among young men with harmful alcohol use in
South Africa. We previously piloted a rural community-based HIV service delivery model to …

[HTML][HTML] Substance use referral, treatment utilization, and patient costs associated with problematic substance use in people living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

JM Belus, KS Regenauer, E Hutman, AL Rose… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite efforts to detect and treat problematic substance use (SU) among
people living with HIV (PLWH) in South Africa, integration of HIV and SU services is limited …

Patient outcomes and experience of a task-shared screening and brief intervention service for problem substance use in South African emergency centres: A mixed …

C van der Westhuizen, M Malan, T Naledi… - Addiction Science & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programmes
have resulted in generally positive outcomes in healthcare settings, particularly for problem …