Clinical Trial: Pilot of an Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and Improve ART Adherence Among Men Living with HIV with Pregnant Partners in Uganda.

U.S., March 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06900634) titled 'Pilot of an Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and Improve ART Adherence Among Men Living with HIV with Pregnant Partners in Uganda.' on March 21.

Brief Summary: Hazardous alcohol use, which is common among men in Uganda, is a primary driver of both HIV risk and intimate partner violence (IPV) in this setting. Among men living with HIV, alcohol use is associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a detectable viral load, increasing the risk of onward HIV transmission to partners. This risk is further heightened when the partner is pregnant, due to the potential for vertical transmission. Therefore, addressing fa...