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Screening and Brief-Intervention of Post-war Alcohol Consumption in Public Hospital Outpatients
Led by Aksum University · Updated on 2025-10-07
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Background: High prevalence of alcohol-consumption among conflict-affected population has been reported in some low-and-middle income countries. However, studies that assess the effectiveness of screening and brief-intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray are insufficient. Objective: This study aims to test the effectiveness of Screening and Brief-Intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray. Method: About 1260 outpatients will be screened for alcohol consumption using Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Those who will have "8-19" scores in the AUDIT will be allocated to "Intervention" and "Control" groups using block randomization and they will be followed at 6 and 12 months of follow - up. The Intervention group will receive simple advice, brief-counseling and 6-and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. However, outpatients in control group will only receive 6- and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. Data will be entered to and will be analyzed using SPSS V 26. Means, standard deviations and percentages will be used for descriptive statistics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, at 95% of confidence interval and p-value of \<0.05, will be used to identify correlates of alcohol consumption. Independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare AUDIT mean scores of normally and none-normally distributed continuous variables between intervention and control groups respectively.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Screening and Brief-Intervention of Post-war Alcohol Consumption in Public Hospital Outpatients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- All genders (female and male patients)
- Outpatients aged 18 years and above
- Outpatients with no serious medical or mental illnesses
- Outpatients with an AUDIT score between 8 and 19
You will not qualify if you...
- Age less than 18 years
- Outpatients with serious medical or mental illnesses
- Outpatients with an AUDIT score less than 7 or 20 and above
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Suhul General Hospital: is a general hospital located in Shire Endasilassie town, Northwest Tigray. Suhul Hospital provides a wide range of medical services for more than 18,000 people every month and has a psychiatry outpatient department
Shirē, Tigray, Ethiopia, 1010
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Research Team
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Abraha G Woldemariam, PhD in Health Science
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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