Validity and item response theory properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for primary care alcohol use screening in Mozambique (AUDIT-MZ).

ABSTRACT:

Background

No validated tools exist to screen for substance use or dependence in Mozambique. The aim of this study was to validate the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) for use in primary care settings in Mozambique.

Methods

The study administered a final adapted Mozambican 10-item AUDIT (AUDIT-10-MZ) to 502 individuals from antenatal, postpartum, and general outpatient consultations in three Ministry of Health primary health care clinics in Sofala Province, Mozambique. The study evaluated the AUDIT-10-MZ against the MINI 5.0-MZ as a gold standard diagnostic tool.

Results

Using the MINI 5.0-MZ, 16 (3.2%) of the sample tested positive for alcohol dependence and 3 (0.6%) tested positive for harmful alcohol use. The full AUDIT-10-MZ had acceptable internal

SUBMITTER: Atkins DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217722 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature