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Table 3 Prevalence of current alcohol dependence and tools used in identified studies (n = 9)

From: What is the prevalence of current alcohol dependence and how is it measured for Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America? A systematic review

Authors (year)

Recruitment strategy

Indigenous sample recruited

Current alcohol dependence

Interview/tool administration

Tool/s

Validated (y/n)

Validated in Indigenous communities (y/n)

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Age range (mean)1

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Total n (%)

Baxter et al. (2006) [32]

Stratified systematic

1048 (46.6%)

1547 (53.4%)

16-65+

Not reported

Not reported

3.9%

Interviewer-administered

WMH-CIDI (DSM-IV)

No

No

Brave Heart et al. (2016) [21]

Stratified random

314 (44.8%)

387 (55.2%)

18+

26 (8.4%) [1.84 SE]

17 (4.5%) [1.32 SE]

43 (6.1%)

Interviewer-administered (non-clinician)

AUDADIS-IV (DSM-IV)

Yes

No

Gill et al. (1997) [24]

Convenience

57 (54.3%)

48 (45.7%)

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

35 (33.3%)

Interviewer-administered

DIS (DSM-III-R)

Yes

No

Grant et al. (2017) [31]

Stratified random

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

16.6%

Interviewer-administered (non-clinician)

AUDADIS-V (DSM-IV)

Yes

No

Grant et al. (2004) [33]

Stratified random

Not reported

Not reported

18-65+

11.0%

7.4%

9.0%

Interviewer-administered

AUDADIS-IV (DSM-IV)

Yes

No

Kinzie et al. (1992) [25]

Convenience

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

32.8%

6.2%

25 (18.8%)

Interviewer-administered (psychiatrists)

SADS-L (DSM-III-R)2

Yes

No

Spicer et al. (2003) [28]

Stratified

A3. 617 (43%)

B4. 790 (48%)

A3. 829 (57%)

B4. 848 (52%)

15-45 + 

A3. 75 (12.2%)

B4. 103 (13%)

A3. 11 (1.3%)

B4. 64 (7.6%)

A3. 86 (6.0%)

B4. 167 (10.2%)

Interviewer-administered

CIDI5 (DSM-III-R)

Yes

No

Walls et al. (2020) [29]

Convenience roll-based

42.3%

57.0%

24–27 (26.3)

6.8%

2.3%

4.2%

Native interviewer-administered

WMH-CIDI (DSM-IV-TR)

No

No

Whitbeck et al. (2006) [30]

Convenience roll-based

236 (27.4%)

625 (72.6%)

17-77 (416; 397)

3.0% [0.01 SE]

4.2% [0.01 SE]

3.8% [0.01 SE]

Native interviewer-administered

UM-CIDI (DSM-III-R)

Yes

No

  1. 1Mean presented where available
  2. 2Expanding questions on alcohol dependence and abuse and PTSD (Kinzie et al.)
  3. 3Southwest participants (Spicer et al.)
  4. 4Northern Plains participants (Spicer et al.)
  5. 5Alcohol-dependence questions only (Spicer et al.)
  6. 6Men
  7. 7Women