Examining characteristics of recorded and unrecorded alcohol consumers in Kenya

Due to media reports of several deaths, consumption of unrecorded alcohol (i.e., alcohol brewed at home) has emerged as a public health threat in developing countries like Kenya. Empirical data on this issue, however, is scarce. This investigation compared demographic characteristics of Kenyans who drank recorded (regulated) and unrecorded alcohol.We examined all respondents who consumed alcohol in the past month (N = 718) on the 2015 nationally...