Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Patients Living With HIV in Urban, Large Rural, and Small Rural Areas

Background For people living with HIV (PLWH), alcohol use is harmful and may be influenced by unique challenges faced by PLWH living in rural areas. We describe patterns of alcohol use across rurality among PLWH. Methods Veterans Aging Cohort Study electronic health record data were used to identify patients with HIV (ICD‐9 codes for HIV or AIDS) who completed AUDIT‐C alcohol screening between February 1, 2008, and September 30, 2014. Regression...