CD4 and AIDS: In the final multivariable LME model (Table 3), among the non-ART receiving participants over the 12 months interval, the mean difference in theCD4+ T-cell count was -5.44 cell/μl, (p = 0.81) and -16.71cell/μl (p = 0.41) among non-hazardous and hazardous alcohol users respectively, compared to non-alcohol users controlling for baseline CD4+ T-cell count, time since enrollment, sex and WHO HIV/AIDS clinical stage.