Socioenvironmental and mental health determinants of alcohol use among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women: Findings from the N2 cohort study.
Cho-Hee Shrader, Christopher M Ferraris, Jill Frechette, Chris Magana, Christoffer Dharma, Anthony F Santoro, Deborah Hasin, William Goedel, Mainza Durrell, Hillary Hanson, Moira McNulty, Dustin T Duncan, John A Schneider, Justin R Knox
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Abstract
Introduction: We aimed to identify socioenvironmental determinants of alcohol use among Black sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW).
Method: Data were from the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) cohort study among Black SMM and TW (01/2018-08/2020). We used stepwise negative binomial regression to identify associations with alcohol use.
Result: Among our sample of 142 Black SMM and TW (agemean=24±4 years), 68% reported past month alcohol use. Adverse childhood experiences (IRR=1.10;95%CI=1.03-1.18), GAD-7 (IRR=1.03;95%CI=1.00-1.07), and community violence (IRR=1.06;95%CI=1.02-1.10), were positively associated with alcohol use.
Conclusion: Multilevel alcohol reduction interventions can consider reducing community violence and increasing access to mental health services.