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Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: findings from 21 countries

Author: Petersen, Zaino ; Myers, Bronwyn ; van Hout, Marie-Claire ; Pluddemann, Andreas ; Parry, Charles Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use (IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper is a response to the need to monitor ... Read more c b
Did COVID-19-Related Alcohol Sales Restrictions Reduce Alcohol Consumption? Findings from a National Online Survey in South Africa

Author: Theron, Marieke ; Swart, Rina ; Londani, Mukhethwa ; Parry, Charles ; Petersen Williams, Petal ; Harker, Nadine Date: 19 Feb 2022 Background: South Africa has a high prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED). Due to the high levels of alcohol misuse and violence, public hospital intensive care units were often overrun during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research ... Read more c b
Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for interventions

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Kline, Tracy ; Browne, Felicia ; Carney, Tara ; Parry, Charles ; Johnson, Kim ; Wechsberg, Wendee Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among poor Black African and Coloured women in South Africa compounds their sexual risk for HIV. Given South Africa's history of ethnic disparities, ethnic differences in sex risk profiles may exist ... Read more c b
Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Burnhams, Nadine Harker ; London, Leslie ; Laubscher, Ria ; Nel, Elmarie ; Parry, Charles Date: 08 May 2015 Objective: To test the effectiveness of a programme aimed at reducing the risky use of alcohol and alcohol-related HIV risk and increase help-seeking behaviour among a sample of municipal employees in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. ... Read more c b
Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Burnhams, Nadine H ; London, Leslie ; Laubscher, Ria ; Nel, Elmarie ; Parry, Charles Date: 08 May 2015 Objective: To test the effectiveness of a programme aimed at reducing the risky use of alcohol and alcohol-related HIV risk and increase help-seeking behaviour among a sample of municipal employees in the Western Cape Province, South ... Read more c b
The effectiveness of an evidence-based workplace substance abuse and substance-related HIV prevention programme within a service industry in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Burnhams, Nadine Catherine Date: 2013 This study tested the effectiveness of a substance abuse and substance-related HIV prevention programme designed for use within a South African workplace setting. The overarching study design used in this study was a clustered RCT which ... Read more
Understanding the impact of hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and/or other drugs on ARV adherence and disease progression

Author: Kader, Rehana ; Govender, Rajen ; Seedat, Soraya ; Koch, John Randy ; Parry, Charles Date: 2015 The objective of this study was to understand the impact of hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and/or other drugs on ARV adherence and disease progression among HIV patients. A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 1503 patients ... Read more c b
Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey

Author: Cassidy, Tali ; Lloyd, Sam ; Bowman, Brett ; Myers, J E ; Parry, Charles ; Makanga, Tatenda ; Corrigall, Joanne ; Thompson, Mary Lou ; Matzopoulos, Richard Date: 20 Apr 2018 Introduction This paper summarises key findings from the first of three household surveys conducted in three high-violence areas in the Cape Town, investigating community members’ experiences of alcohol use, their built environment, violence ... Read more

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