Estimating Alcohol Content of Traditional Brew in Western Kenya Using Culturally Relevant Methods: The Case for Cost Over Volume

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dc.contributor.authorPapas, Rebecca K.
dc.contributor.authorSidle, John E.
dc.contributor.authorWamalwa, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorOkumu, Thomas O.
dc.contributor.authorBryant, Kendall L.
dc.contributor.authorGoulet, Joseph L.
dc.contributor.authorMaisto, Stephen A.
dc.contributor.authorBraithwaite, R. Scott
dc.contributor.authorJustice, Amy C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-26T16:02:27Z
dc.date.available2024-09-26T16:02:27Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractTraditional homemade brew is believed to represent the highest proportion of alcohol use in subSaharan 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
dc.identifier.citationPapas, R. K., Sidle, J. E., Wamalwa E., Okumu, T. O., Bryant, K. L., Goulet, J. L., Maisto, S. A., Braithwaite, R. S., & Justice, A. C. (2010). Estimating Alcohol Content of Traditional Brew in Western Kenya Using Culturally Relevant Methods: The Case for Cost Over Volume. National Institute of Health
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5243
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNational Institute of Health
dc.relation.ispartofseries14(4)
dc.subjectAlcohol
dc.subjectTraditional brew
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectCognitive behavioral treatment
dc.titleEstimating Alcohol Content of Traditional Brew in Western Kenya Using Culturally Relevant Methods: The Case for Cost Over Volume
dc.typeArticle

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