Table 1.

Summary of rapid assessments to contextualize alcohol use in Namibia and Botswana, 2011

Country, year	Methodology, sample size	Key findingsa
		Overall	Binge drinkingc	Homebrew, commercial alcohol
Namibia, 2009	• Quantitative individual survey, including AUDITb and home alcohol production factors • Multi-stage stratified sampling of 25 000 households in urban township • 400 households, 639 individuals	• 73% estimated current alcohol use • 44% estimated hazardous and harmful alcohol useb • 11% estimated dependence	• 76% reported consumption of ≥3 drinks daily • 49% reported binge drinking in the previous year • 31% reported binge drinking at least monthly • 16.2% (men), 4.8% (women) reported binge 10+ drinks daily or almost daily	• 35% made and/or sold alcohol from their homes • 79.6% (men), 70.2% (women) reported consuming homebrewed alcohol • 43% reported drinking commercial bottled beer • 92% of alcohol consumption and purchases occurred in home-based bars or shebeens
Botswana, 2010	• Mixed methods survey, focus groups, in-depth interviews • Stratified sampling of households, random selection of individuals in urban village, and rural community • 711 individuals	• 33% reported current alcohol use	• 40% reported binge 10+ drinks 2–3x/month	• 41% reported drinking Chibuku, a local commercialized traditional beer • 29% reported drinking commercial bottled beer • 18% reported drinking homebrewed beer

^aPrevious 12 months.

^bAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool (Babor et al. 2001).

^cFindings among current drinkers.