Concordance of Self- and Partner-Reported Alcohol Consumption Among Couples Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Zambia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Hazardous alcohol use is a predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV), and both are increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. The accurate measurement of alcohol consumption is therefore critical in IPV intervention studies that target hazardous drinking. Collecting a collateral report in addition to self-report is one convergent validity approach to improve alcohol measurement. We investigated concordance between self- and partner-reported alcohol use among women who reported recent IPV and their male partners in Zambia. METHODS:Data were from the baseline of a randomized IPV intervention trial of 247 heterosexual couples in which a woman has reported recent IPV and her male partner has recent hazardous alcohol use. Both partners completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identi

SUBMITTER: Kane JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904506 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature