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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Estimating alcohol content of traditional brew in Western Kenya using culturally relevant methods: The case for cost over volume
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 14, No. 4, Year 2010
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Traditional homemade brew is believed to represent the highest proportion of alcohol use in sub-Saharan Africa. In Eldoret, Kenya, two types of brew are common: chang'aa, spirits, and busaa, maize beer. Local residents refer to the amount of brew consumed by the amount of money spent, suggesting a culturally relevant estimation method. The purposes of this study were to analyze ethanol content of chang'aa and busaa; and to compare two methods of alcohol estimation: use by cost, and use by volume, the latter the current international standard. Laboratory results showed mean ethanol content was 34% (SD = 14%) for chang'aa and 4% (SD = 1%) for busaa. Standard drink unit equivalents for chang'aa and busaa, respectively, were 2 and 1.3 (US) and 3.5 and 2.3 (Great Britain). Using a computational approach, both methods demonstrated comparable results. We conclude that cost estimation of alcohol content is more culturally relevant and does not differ in accuracy from the international standard. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Papas, Rebecca K.
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Sidle, John E.
Kenya, Eldoret
Moi University
Wamalwa, Emmanuel
Unknown Affiliation
Okumu, Tom Oduor
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Bureau of Standards
Bryant, Kendall J.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Niaaa
Goulet, Joseph L.
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Maisto, Stephen A.
United States, Syracuse
Syracuse University
Braithwaite, R. Scott
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Justice, Amy C.
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 55
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-008-9492-z
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Locations
Kenya