Incident Tuberculosis Infection Is Associated With Alcohol Use in Adults in Rural Uganda.

Abbott, Rachel; Landsiedel, Kirsten; Atukunda, Mucunguzi; Puryear, Sarah B; Chamie, Gabriel; Hahn, Judith A; Mwangwa, Florence; Kakande, Elijah et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2025

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

Data on alcohol use and incident tuberculosis (TB) infection are needed. In adults aged ≥15 in rural Uganda (N = 49 585), estimated risk of incident TB was 29.2% with alcohol use versus 19.2% without (RR: 1.49; 95%CI: 1.40-1.60). There is potential for interventions to interrupt transmission among people who drink alcohol.

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