Instrument reference
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
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- Construct measured
- Hazardous and harmful alcohol use and possible dependence.
- Category
- Substance-use screening
- Intended population
- Adults; developed for primary health care across countries.
- Number of items
- 10 items (per the WHO manual).
- Administration format
- Self-report or interview; a shorter consumption-only version (AUDIT-C) is used separately.
- Scoring approach
- Scoring and risk zones are described in the WHO manual. This catalogue does not reproduce items or scoring tables.
- Language and population validation
- Many translations exist; check validation for the intended Indian language and drinking context, since drink sizes vary.
Reliability and validity evidence
- Developed through a WHO collaborative project; the manual describes its use and interpretation in primary care. — Babor et al. (2001)
Interpretation cautions
- A screening result is not a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder.
- Standard-drink definitions differ between countries and must be adapted carefully.
Copyright and licence
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WHO publication. Reuse terms for the questionnaire itself were not confirmed from the WHO page for this catalogue; consult the WHO manual and publication page before reproducing or adapting.
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Official source
WHO — AUDIT manual (opens in a new tab)
Rights and evidence last verified: 2026-10-19.