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Table 2 AUDIT scores, frequency of alcohol use and drinking patterns among 442 male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

From: Use of AUDIT, and measures of drinking frequency and patterns to detect associations between alcohol and sexual behaviour in male sex workers in Kenya

Measures of alcohol use

n (%)

AUDIT scores

 

Score 0 (alcohol abstinence)

Score 1-7 (low-risk drinkers)

Score 8-15 (hazardous drinkers)

Score 16-19 (harmful drinkers)

Score 20-40 (alcohol dependence)

135 (30.5)

89 (20.1)

106 (24.0)

47 (10.6)

65 (14.7)

Frequency of alcohol use

 

Alcohol abstinence

4 or less times per month

2 or more times per week

135 (30.5

152 (49.5)

155 (50.5)

Pattern of alcohol use ^

 

Alcohol abstinence

Non-binge drinking

Monthly binge or less

Binge 2 to 4 times a month

Binge more than 2 times a week

135 (30.5)

135 (30.5)

57 (12.9)

51 (11.5)

64 (14.5)

  1. ^ Binge drinking defined as 6 or more drinks on 1 occasion