For this project Dr. Susan Kiene and colleagues are developing and refining the KISOBOKA (“It is possible!”) intervention to reduce heavy alcohol use and promote engagement in HIV care and ART adherence among HIV+ male fisherfolk in Uganda. The intervention will combine a structural component of changing the mode of work payments from cash to mobile money, to reduce “cash in the pocket,” and increase the accessibility of savings through mobile phone-based banking services. Behavioral components will include counseling and social support. Dr. Kiene and colleagues will test the intervention in a randomized controlled trial comparing KISOBOKA to an enhanced usual care condition.
