Issues Globally, adolescent drinking is a major public health concern. Alcohol
measurements are influenced by local consumption practices, patterns and perceptions of …

Objective Systematic review and meta‐analysis of published studies of alcohol use among
young people (age 15–24 years) in eastern Africa to estimate prevalence of alcohol use and …

Objectives. To understand alcohol use trends and alcohol-related harm among youth in
South Africa (SA) between 1998 and 2008, and discuss implications for the current alcohol …

Background: Alcohol consumption among young people in schools and communities
presents a major problem of public health concern. We determined the predictors of alcohol …

Background Alcohol use remains a major public health problem worldwide because of its
harmful effects on physical and mental health. Few studies have used a standardised …

Objective: To provide community-level public health surveillance on alcohol misuse in South
Africa and the associated negative consequences. Method: A descriptive, epidemiological …

Important to the assessment of adolescent alcohol misuse is examination of alcohol-related
problems. However, most measurement tools have only been validated among Euro …

Background There is a strong rationale for clinicians to identify risky drinking among young
people given the harms caused by alcohol. This systematic review evaluates the quality of …

Objective: This study formed part of the 1998 South African Demographic and Health
Survey, which included questions assessing the extent of alcohol use, risky drinking and …

Research on alcohol use and its associated harm is scarce in West Africa. To mitigate the
knowledge gap and to build momentum for future research, we determined research …