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We screened 852 adults; 401 (47%) met eligibility criteria, were enrolled and randomized: 203 control, 198 intervention (Figure CONSORT diagram. Abbreviation: AUDIT‐C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test—Consumption.Among study participants, 131 (33%) were female, median age was 37 (interquartile range [IQR] 31–43) years and 286 (71%) had completed primary education or less (Table Baseline characteristicsAbbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; AUDIT‐C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test—Consumption; NNRTI, non‐nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NSTI, integrase strand transfer inhibitor; PEth, phosphatidylethanol; PI, protease inhibitor: Q1, quartile 1; Q3, quartile 3.The median baseline AUDIT‐C score was 6 (IQR 4–8). The mean baseline PEth was 486.7 ng/ml (95% CI: 423.9–549.6), which is above the recommended cutoff for chronic excessive alcohol use (200 ng/ml) [