Brief Report: a Cross-Sectional Comparison of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test with a Single Question to Assess Alcohol Use in Fishing Communities of Uganda
Abstract Rapid assessment for alcohol use in clinical practice and research is key to improved health and study participation. We assessed the correlation between Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score and responses from a single question on frequency of alcohol use among people living in fishing communities of Uganda. Four hundred nineteen participants screened for a simulated vaccine efficacy trial completed the AUDIT and single question. Spearman’s correlation coefficients compared the two tools. There was significant correlation between the AUDIT score and the single question (rho = 0.824, P < 0.001). The single question can be used as an alternative to the full AUDIT during screening.
Authors
- Nancy K. Hills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-8182)
- Teddy Nakaweesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-721X)
- Matt A. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-1373)
- Bernard S. Bagaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-2615)
- Juliet Mpendo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-9019)
- Kalonde Malama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-5916)
- Ali Ssetaala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2156-3024)
- Brenda Okech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-5156)
- Annet Nanvubya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6092-6540)
- Debbie B. Brickley
Institutions
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (ZM)
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (RW)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01041-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
- World Bank Group
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Irish Aid
- Department for International Development
- Udenrigsministeriet
- Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Institute of Mental Health