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Title: Estimating alcohol content of traditional brew in Western Kenya using culturally relevant methods: The case for cost over volume
Authors: Papas, Rebecca K.
Sidle, John E.
Wamalwa, Emmanuel S.
Okumu, Thomas O.
Keywords: Traditional brew
Alcohol;
HIV; Kenya
Cognitive behavioral treatment
Issue Date: Aug-2010
Publisher: Ampath
Abstract: 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.
URI: http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3171
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