Measuring alcohol use among adolescents in Africa: A systematic scoping review of consumption, screening and assessment tools.

ABSTRACT:

Issues

Globally, adolescent drinking is a major public health concern. Alcohol measurements are influenced by local consumption practices, patterns and perceptions of alcohol-related harm. This is the first review to examine what tools are used to measure alcohol consumption, or screen for or assess harmful use in African adolescents, and how these tools take into account the local context.

Approach

A systematic scoping review was conducted in line with the Arksey and O'Malley framework. A search in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health and the Cochrane Database covered the period of 2000-2020.

Key findings

The search identified 121 papers across 25 African countries. A range of single- and multi-item tools were identified. Very few adaptations of existing questions were spe

SUBMITTER: Seekles ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946979 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature