Kenya Urban Slum Study

This data contains responses from a cross-sectional survey among a convenience sample of 506 adults residing in Korogocho slum using the WHO validated Alcohol and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). We modified the questionnaire based on our findings from the focus group and semi-structured interviews to reflect the community’s social and cultural context. Systematic and random sampling was impossible in this community because of the lack of clearly defined and structured residences and high population density in a very small area. The team of trained interviewers selected eligible informants based on their accessibility and cultural proximity to the interviewer. The interview was conducted face-to-face without the presence of other people either in the participants’ residence or in secluded public places.