A pilot randomized controlled trial of Kisoboka, a behavioral economic and motivational interviewing intervention to reduce high‐risk alcohol use and improve antiretroviral therapy adherence for men in Uganda.

Aims: We assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a multilevel intervention (Kisoboka) to reduce high‐risk alcohol use and improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment engagement among fisherfolk men in Uganda. Design: A parallel individually randomized controlled pilot trial wit...

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Publicado en:Addiction Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 94 - 108
Autores principales: Kiene, Susan M., Miller, Amanda P., Ediau, Michael, Tuhebwe, Doreen, Sileo, Katelyn M., Naigino, Rose, Hahn, Judith A., Reed, Elizabeth, Anecho, Asha, Mukasa, Barbara, Lin, Chii‐Dean, Wanyenze, Rhoda K., Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2026
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          Kiene, Susan M.
          Miller, Amanda P.
          Ediau, Michael
          Tuhebwe, Doreen
          Sileo, Katelyn M.
          Naigino, Rose
          Hahn, Judith A.
          Reed, Elizabeth
          Anecho, Asha
          Mukasa, Barbara
          Lin, Chii‐Dean
          Wanyenze, Rhoda K.
          Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona
        affil: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, San Diego State University School of Public Health, San Diego California,, USA
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          Alcohol-Related Disorders Prevention and Control
          Behavioral Changes
          Motivational Interviewing
          HIV Infections Drug Therapy
          Anti-Retroviral Agents Therapeutic Use
          Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
          Medication Compliance
          Treatment Outcomes
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          Male
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Uganda
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Pilot Studies
          Random Assignment
          Blue Collar Workers
          Phospholipids
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          Self Report
          Africa South of the Sahara
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Funding Source
          Food Security
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Aims: We assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a multilevel intervention (Kisoboka) to reduce high‐risk alcohol use and improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment engagement among fisherfolk men in Uganda. Design: A parallel individually randomized controlled pilot trial with follow‐up at 3 and 6 months. Setting: Five HIV clinics near Ugandan fishing communities. Participants: 160 men (80 per arm), aged 18–50, living with HIV, reporting suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and high‐risk alcohol use, enrolled between January 2021 and March 2022. Intervention: Kisoboka applies behavioral economic principles and motivational interviewing to address contextual determinants of alcohol use and suboptimal HIV treatment through counseling sessions, text reminders about savings and health goals, and a structural component of assistance setting up mobile money accounts and use of mobile money to receive work pay. The comparator arm (S&R) received only brief alcohol screening feedback, referrals for alcohol counseling and HIV treatment counseling. Measurements High‐risk alcohol use assessed via phosphatidylethanol (PEth) level at baseline and 6 months and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test ‐ Consumption (AUDIT‐C) (cutoff ≥9) at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Self‐reported ART adherence (≥90% versus <90%) assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes: number of days with ≥5 drinks in the prior 28 days and HIV viral load. We assessed intervention fidelity by audio recording and transcribing sessions, then coding a random 20% sample for fidelity to protocol elements. Findings Retention (92.5% completed all sessions) and fidelity (92.8–100% across sessions) were high. Relative to the comparator arm, PEth values decreased from baseline to 6‐month follow‐up in the Kisoboka arm [difference in change −126.87 ng/ml, 95% confidence interval (CI) = −264.29 to 10.55], which was a small effect size (adjusted time* arm interaction: d = 0.14). The proportion with AUDIT‐C ≥9 decreased more in the Kisoboka arm between baseline and 6 months (−26.01%, 95% CI = −36.09% to −15.93%), a medium effect size time*arm effect (d = 0.68). Kisoboka did not improve adherence but protected against declines in optimal adherence observed in the S&R arm (difference in change: 20.96%, 95% CI = 7.15% to 34.77%), which was a medium effect size time*arm effect (d = 0.51). Conclusions: The Kisoboka multilevel intervention to reduce high‐risk alcohol use appears to be feasible; it showed promising clinically meaningful small to medium size effects on reducing high‐risk alcohol use and protected against decreases in antiretroviral therapy adherence in a setting with strong contextual determinants of behavior.
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