A preliminary investigation of the AUDIT and DUDIT in comparison to biomarkers for alcohol and drug use among HIV-infected clinic attendees in Cape Town, South Africa

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 346-351

  Kader, R ^a   Seedat, S ^b   Koch, J R ^c   Parry, C D ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; HIV; South Africa; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; FATTY ACID ESTER; METHAQUALONE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PILOT STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; URINALYSIS;

ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84870988291     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy .v15i5.43     Document Type: Article

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