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Therefore, assessing the prevalence and the factors associated with hazardous alcohol consumption among HIV-positive women is important for early identification and intervention and implementation of rehabilitation centres in healthcare settings in order to prevent maternal adverse birth outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption and the associated factors among HIV-positive pregnant women attending public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design and study setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A facility-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 401 HIV-positive pregnant women attending public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia from 7 February to 7 April 2021.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>From a total calculated sample size of 423, 401 HIV-positive pregnant women who had a follow-up with selected hospitals\u2019 prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) clinics completed the interview (17 participants refused to provide information and 5 terminated the interview in the middle of it due to serious illness).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The main outcome measure of this study was hazardous alcohol consumption assessed using the Fast Alcohol Screening Test. Bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with hazardous alcohol consumption. Statistically significant associations were set at p&lt;0.05.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The overall prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant was found to be 7.7% (95% CI 5.2, 10.5). After adjusting for possible confounders, history of mental illness (adjusted OR (AOR)=3.10; 95%\u2009CI 1.19, 8.05), having comorbid psychological distress (AOR=4.39; 95%\u2009CI 1.57, 12.30), non-disclosure of HIV status to partner (AOR=3.28; 95%\u2009CI 1.21, 8.84) and poor medication adherence (AOR=2.82; 95% CI 1.20, 6.62) were significantly associated with hazardous alcohol use.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions and recommendations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The overall prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant women was high, especially among pregnant women who had a history of mental illness. Poor medication adherence, non-disclosure of HIV status to partner and having comorbid psychological distress are the main factors associated with hazardous alcohol consumption. Early detection and appropriate interventions to prevent hazardous alcohol consumption should be promoted at PMTCT clinics.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2024-084089","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,24]],"date-time":"2024-10-24T02:00:11Z","timestamp":1729735211000},"page":"e084089","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption and associated factors among HIV-positive pregnant women attending public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: a multicentred cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1230-3952","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Getasew","family":"Legas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, 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