Addressing Treatment Outcomes and Substance Use Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Living with HIV

Author:

Rowell-Cunsolo Tawandra1ORCID,Britton Amber2,Blanford Courtney1,Yilin Diandian3

Affiliation:

1. Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

2. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

3. School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Abstract

Incarcerated individuals, who are overrepresented among those infected with HIV, experience multiple barriers to optimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence after incarceration. Substance use is highly prevalent among legal system-involved individuals and is commonly associated with suboptimal medication adherence. This manuscript describes the development and pilot test results of two interventions designed to improve ART adherence among formerly incarcerated individuals living with HIV (PLWH). Thirty participants were randomized and completed a multi-session ART adherence and risk reduction intervention or a brief ART adherence intervention. Participants were interviewed at baseline, 1-month, and 3-month follow-up. While past 30-day ART adherence improved in both groups, participants in the brief intervention group took a higher proportion of their ART medication. Multi-session intervention group participants experienced greater reductions in substance use and problematic experiences associated with drug use. ART medication adherence interventions can potentially improve treatment outcomes among PLWH who experience incarceration.

Funder

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Psychology,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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