Alcohol use and ART adherence impacted by couple relationship

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Among Maliwan couples living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART), alcohol use was a couple-level issue. Men's alcohol use was linked to nonadherence, and it also interfered with being an effective treatment guardian for wives on ART. Other relationship challenges included food insecurity, intimate partner violence, and extramarital relationships (A. Conroy, CAPS/PRC)

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