Wandera, BonnieTumwesigye, Nazarius MbonaNankabirwa, Joaniter ImmaculateMafigiri, David KaawaParkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind M.Kapiga, SaidiHahn, JudithSethi, Ajay K.2026-05-062026-05-062017Wandera, B., Tumwesigye, N. M., Nankabirwa, J. I., Mafigiri, D. K., Parkes-Ratanshi, R. M., Kapiga, S., ... & Sethi, A. K. (2017). Efficacy of a single, brief alcohol reduction intervention among men and women living with HIV/AIDS and using alcohol in Kampala, Uganda: a randomized trial. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), 16(3), 276-285.DOI: 10.1177/2325957416649669https://ir.iguka.ac.ug/handle/123456789/40We evaluated the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention (MI) counseling in reducing alcohol consumption among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Kampala, Uganda. Persons living with HIV/AIDS with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool (AUDIT) score 3 points were randomized to either standardized positive prevention counseling alone or in combination with alcohol brief MI counseling. The mean change in AUDIT-C scores over 6 months was compared by treatment arm. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) AUDIT-C scores were 6.3 (2.3) and 6.8 (2.3) for control and MI arms (P ¼ .1) at baseline, respectively, and change in mean AUDIT-C score was not statistically different between arms over the 6 months (P ¼ .8). However, there was a statistically significant decrease in mean AUDIT-C score ( 1.10; 95% confidence interval: 2.19 to 0.02, P ¼ .046) among women in the MI arm. There was a nondifferential reduction in alcohol consumption overall, but MI appeared effective among women only. Studies with more than 1 counseling session and evaluation of gender differences in treatment response are needed.enalcoholHIV/AIDSbrief interventionsrandomized trialAfricaArticle