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The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) is an excellent screening instrument for AUD, but a Rwanda-focused version previously was unavailable. Our objective was to develop a Rwanda- focused AUDIT and evaluate its psychometric properties.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>The English AUDIT was adapted to the Rwandan language through translation and back- translation by a panel of native English and Kinyarwanda speakers. Random sampling was used to recruit participants from the emergency department, outpatient clinics, and inpatient wards at a tertiary care center in Rwanda, excluding those &lt;\u200918 years old, declining to participate, unable to provide consent, or when participation would interfere with care. Participants completed the Rwanda-focused AUDIT using an audio computer-assisted self-interviewing format. Internal structure was assessed using one-, two- and three-dimensional models of fit and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), assessed by Chi-square (\u03c72), Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) and comparative fit index (CFI).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Of 775 patients assessed for enrollment, 7% were unable to provide consent, 12% declined to participate, 2% could not participate because it would disrupt their medical care, and 1.3% dropped out, leaving 614 included for analysis. Of the 614, the majority were male (61%), married (53%) and had only primary education (65%). Their ages were: 33% 18-30, 43% 31-50, and 25% &gt;\u200950 years-old. Factor loading for the AUDIT CFA model was between 0.62 and 0.96 for all items. Model fit indices included \u03c72 of &lt;\u20090.001, RMSA of 0.061 (0.049 - 0.073), TLI of 0.994, and CFI of 0.995. Reliability statistics included Cronbach\u2019s alpha at 0.91 (0.90 \u2013 0.92), Omega 6 at 0.948 and composite reliability at 0.977.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>The Rwanda-focused AUDIT showed excellent performance for measures of internal structure with high factor loading on CFA and model fit indices meeting traditional parameters of RMSEA\u2009&lt;\u20090.08, TLI\u2009&gt;\u20090.90, and CFI\u2009&gt;\u20090.95. In this context, \u03c72 should ideally be &gt;\u20090.05, however a relatively large sample, such as ours, tends to depress the number. All reliability statistics were above 0.90, indicating strong internal consistency. These findings support the reliability of this screening instrument. Further research should focus on the development of brief interventions for those who screen positive.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0316993","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,25]],"date-time":"2025-02-25T18:23:10Z","timestamp":1740507790000},"page":"e0316993","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Adaptation and validation of a Rwanda-focused version of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4478-923X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Noah","family":"Rosenberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mia","family":"Buono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vincent","family":"Ndebwanimana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph","family":"Niyonzima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roland C.","family":"Merchant","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aly","family":"Beeman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine A.","family":"Staton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joao Ricardo Nickenig","family":"Vissoci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0316993.ref001","unstructured":"Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 [Internet]. 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