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We analyzed data from a cross-sectional study among women enrolled in the San Francisco Bay Area site of the Women\u2019s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Between October 2017 and March 2018, PEth was tested from dried blood spots in 192 women enrolled in the San Francisco site of the WIHS. Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified the correlates of PEth levels suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use (<jats:underline>&gt;<\/jats:underline>50 ng\/ml) among the 168 women who reported no or low-risk drinking (<jats:underline>&lt;<\/jats:underline>7 drinks per week) in the past six months, while controlling for age in years and race\/ethnicity. Among the 168 women in the analysis sample, the median age was 55; 51% identified as Black\/African American, 47% were living with HIV and 28% had PEth levels \u226550 ng\/ml which are suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use. 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