The AUDIT Test for Alcohol Screening (Essay Sample)

The AUDIT Test for Alcohol Screening
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The AUDIT Test for Alcohol Screening
Humans have been consuming alcohol for time immemorial. However, excessive alcohol consumption consistently emerges as a social problem worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in Africa alone, people aged over 15 years consume an estimated 6.2 liters of alcohol annually (Habtamu & Madoro, 2022, p. 1). Excessive liquor consumption is a risk factor for alcoholism or alcohol use disorder, necessitating numerous interventions to curb this menace. Among the interventions is the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a screening tool widely acknowledged globally whose purpose is the timely detection of dangerous drinking and moderate alcoholism patterns in individuals in clinical contexts (Habtamu & Madoro, 2022, p. 2). The wide applicability of this tool stems from its use across all age groups, therefore not restricting to a particular age group.
It entails a questionnaire comprising three sections of ten-item questions. The first section comprises three questions