Validation of screening instruments for alcohol and substance use disorders among men and women in Eastern Cape, South Africa
The AUDIT and AUDIT-C performed similarly among men and women, although lower cut-offs may optimize performance among women. The low number of SUD cases hampered our ability to draw conclusions about the SUD screeners' performance.
Authors
- Andrew Medina‐Marino
- Milton L. Wainberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-4652)
- Melissa A. Stockton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0737-7180)
- Cale Basaraba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-6344)
- Ernesha Webb Mazinyo
- Annika C. Sweetland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-6316)
- Christoffel Grobler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-0079)
- Charl Bezuidenhout
- Nondumiso Ngcelwane
- M. Claire Greene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4631-4764)
- Melanie M. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-3467)
- Phumza Nobatyi
- Lungelwa Mlanjeni
- Kwanda Nogemane
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- New York University (US)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112559
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health