Katelyn M Sileo1,2,3, Amanda P Miller4, Jennifer A Wagman4,5, Susan M Kiene2. 1. Department of Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. 2. Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. 3. Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. 4. Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA, USA. 5. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Harmful alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA); however, the effects of non-pharmacological alcohol interventions in this region are unknown. DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature through 14 March 2019 was undertaken. Two authors extracted and reconciled relevant data and assessed risk of bias. Meta-analyses were conducted. The review protocol is registered on International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD42019094509). SETTING: Studies conducted in sSA were eligible for inclusion. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals participating in interventions aimed at reducing alcohol use. INTERVENTIONS: Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials testing non-pharmacological interventions (psychosocial and structural) on alcohol consumption in sSA. MEASUREMENTS: Eligible outcomes included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores; alcohol abstinence; measures of drinking quantity and frequency; and biomarkers of alcohol consumption. FINDINGS: Nineteen intervention trials (18 reports) testing psychosocial interventions (no structural interventions included), judged of moderate quality, were included in meta-analyses. A beneficial effect was identified for psychosocial interventions on alcohol abstinence at 3-6 months [odds ratio (OR) = 2.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.20-3.48, k = 5, n = 2312, I2 = 79%] and 12-60 months (OR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.40-2.61, k = 6, n = 2737, I2 = 63%) follow-up. There were no statistically significant effects found for AUDIT score [2-3 months: mean differences (MD) = -1.13, 95% CI = -2.60 to 0.34, k = 6, n = 992, I2 = 85%; 6 months: MD = -0.83, 95% CI = -1.92 to 0.26, k = 6, n = 1081, I2 = 69%; 12 months: MD = -0.15, 95% CI = -1.66 to 1.36, k = 4; n = 677; I2 = 75%], drinks per drinking day (3 months: MD = -0.22, 95% CI = -2.51 to 2.07, k = 2, n = 359, I2 = 82%; 6-36 months: MD = -0.09, 95% CI = -0.49 to 0.30, k = 3, n = 1450, I2 = 60%) or percentage of drinking days (3 months: MD = -4.60, 95% = -21.14 to 11.94; k = 2; n = 361; I2 = 90%; 6-9 months: MD = 1.96, 95% CI = -6.54 to 10.46; k = 2; n = 818; I2 = 88%). CONCLUSION: Psychosocial interventions show promise at increasing self-reported alcohol abstinence in sSA, but clinical, methodological and statistical heterogeneity across meta-analytical outcomes suggests that results should be interpreted with caution.
BACKGROUND: Harmful alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA); however, the effects of non-pharmacological alcohol interventions in this region are unknown. DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature through 14 March 2019 was undertaken. Two authors extracted and reconciled relevant data and assessed risk of bias. Meta-analyses were conducted. The review protocol is registered on International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD42019094509). SETTING: Studies conducted in sSA were eligible for inclusion. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals participating in interventions aimed at reducing alcohol use. INTERVENTIONS: Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials testing non-pharmacological interventions (psychosocial and structural) on alcohol consumption in sSA. MEASUREMENTS: Eligible outcomes included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores; alcohol abstinence; measures of drinking quantity and frequency; and biomarkers of alcohol consumption. FINDINGS: Nineteen intervention trials (18 reports) testing psychosocial interventions (no structural interventions included), judged of moderate quality, were included in meta-analyses. A beneficial effect was identified for psychosocial interventions on alcohol abstinence at 3-6 months [odds ratio (OR) = 2.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.20-3.48, k = 5, n = 2312, I2 = 79%] and 12-60 months (OR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.40-2.61, k = 6, n = 2737, I2 = 63%) follow-up. There were no statistically significant effects found for AUDIT score [2-3 months: mean differences (MD) = -1.13, 95% CI = -2.60 to 0.34, k = 6, n = 992, I2 = 85%; 6 months: MD = -0.83, 95% CI = -1.92 to 0.26, k = 6, n = 1081, I2 = 69%; 12 months: MD = -0.15, 95% CI = -1.66 to 1.36, k = 4; n = 677; I2 = 75%], drinks per drinking day (3 months: MD = -0.22, 95% CI = -2.51 to 2.07, k = 2, n = 359, I2 = 82%; 6-36 months: MD = -0.09, 95% CI = -0.49 to 0.30, k = 3, n = 1450, I2 = 60%) or percentage of drinking days (3 months: MD = -4.60, 95% = -21.14 to 11.94; k = 2; n = 361; I2 = 90%; 6-9 months: MD = 1.96, 95% CI = -6.54 to 10.46; k = 2; n = 818; I2 = 88%). CONCLUSION: Psychosocial interventions show promise at increasing self-reported alcohol abstinence in sSA, but clinical, methodological and statistical heterogeneity across meta-analytical outcomes suggests that results should be interpreted with caution.
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