Ministry of Health and Social Services, Lüderitz, Namibia.
AIDS Behav. 2012 May;16(4):829-34. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9956-4.
Given the established link between alcohol consumption and risk taking behavior, it is plausible that neighborhoods with higher density of drinking establishments will be associated with increased prevalence of HIV. We conducted an ecological study comparing neighborhoods in Luderitz, Namibia, to evaluate this relationship. We observed increased prevalence of HIV comparing high densities of registered and unregistered shebeens, bars, and total number of drinking establishments, as compared with low densities, were associated with increased prevalence of HIV (PR = 3.02, 95% CI: 2.04-4.47; PR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.42-2.07; PR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.19-2.02). Our observation of increased prevalence associated with higher densities of drinking establishment's merits consideration.
鉴于饮酒与冒险行为之间已确立的联系，不难想象，饮酒场所密度较高的社区与 HIV 感染率的上升有关。我们开展了一项生态研究，比较了纳米比亚卢德立兹的社区，以评估这种关系。我们观察到，与低密度相比，高注册和未注册的酒肆、酒吧和饮酒场所总数密度与 HIV 感染率的上升相关（PR = 3.02，95%CI：2.04-4.47；PR = 1.71，95%CI：1.42-2.07；PR = 1.55，95%CI：1.19-2.02）。我们观察到与较高的饮酒场所密度相关的 HIV 感染率上升，值得关注。
