Lay counsellors' experiences of administering the AUDIT-C as a brief screening tool in a South African township.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Africa presents one of the riskiest patterns of alcohol consumption, with per capita consumption above the African regional average. Globally, there has been an increased focus on the potential of appointing lay counsellors to administer alcohol intervention strategies in resource-limited contexts. Given the increasing need for relevant and efficient intervention strategies in response to high-risk alcohol consumption, screening instruments such as the AUDIT-C have gained increased attention.

Methods

This paper explores the experiences of 15 lay counsellors in response to the training received on how to administer the AUDIT-C instrument, as well as provide interventions such as brief advice or an appropriate referral, in the resource-limited South African to

SUBMITTER: Goldschmidt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10633970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature