Measuring alcohol use among adolescents in Africa: A systematic scoping review of consumption, screening and assessment tools
ML Seekles, E Briegal, AM Biggane… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ML Seekles, E Briegal, AM Biggane, AI Obasi
Drug and alcohol review, 2023•Wiley Online LibraryIssues 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 …
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 …
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 specified, and this search identified no tools developed by local researchers that were fundamentally different from established tools often designed in the USA or Europe. Inconsistencies were found in the use of cut‐off scores; many studies used adult cut‐off scores.
Implications and Conclusion
The possible impact of African drinking practices and culture on the accuracy of alcohol screening tools is currently unknown, but is also not taken into account by most research. This, in combination with a limited geographical distribution of alcohol‐related research across the continent and inconsistent use of age‐ and gender‐specific cut‐off scores, points towards probable inaccuracies in current data on adolescent alcohol use in Africa.
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