{"id":13029,"date":"2023-07-10T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urbanarch\/?page_id=13029"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:39:07","slug":"newsletter-vol10iss2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urbanarch\/newsletter-vol10iss2\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volume 10, Issue 2<\/span><\/h3>\n

April – June 2023<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Check out the current issue of URBAN ARCH News<\/em>, the quarterly newsletter bringing you news on the latest URBAN ARCH and related research.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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URBAN ARCH at RSA 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n

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In this edition of the URBAN ARCH Newsletter, we highlight URBAN ARCH activities and presentations at the upcoming 2023 RSA conference.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Updates from 2nd Generation URBAN ARCH HIV\/Alcohol P01s<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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International URBAN ARCH Center Updates<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Click on the buttons below to see what the International URBAN ARCH Center Cores and Projects have been working on.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Spotlight on… Naomi Sanyu<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"In this issue, we interview TALC field coordinator Naomi Sanyu about her background in the field of HIV and alcohol research, and her current work on the TALC study.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Article Spotlight<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

People With HIV and Heavy Drinking Reported Decreased Alcohol Consumption Following Counseling, but Biomarker Showed No Effect<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unhealthy alcohol use is associated with poor health outcomes among people with HIV (PWH), including diminished medication adherence, decreased suppression of HIV, and mortality. URBAN ARCH researchers conducted a 3-arm randomized controlled trial among 269 PWH and unhealthy alcohol use in Mbarara, Uganda. Participants received 1 of 3 interventions designed to reduce alcohol use and increase HIV viral suppression: 1) in-person counseling (\u201clive\u201d arm: two 45\u201370-minute sessions within 3 months, with interim monthly booster calls); 2) in-person counseling and twice-weekly automated booster sessions (\u201ctechnology\u201d arm); or 3) brief advice (control). Researchers collected participants\u2019 number of self-reported drinking days (NDD) within the last 21 days, biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) at 6 and 9 months, and viral suppression (<40 copies\/mL) at 9 months.<\/p>\n