1 Animal Physiology Unit, UFR Environment, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.
2 UPR Neurosciences, Laboratory of Biology and Health, UFR Biosciences, Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
3 Laboratory of Human Movement Sciences, Development and Well-Being, National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025, 33(02), 474-483.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2025.33.2.0476
Received 18 October 2025; revised on 25 November 2025; accepted on 27 November 2025
Introduction: Alcoholism is one of the most significant health risks worldwide. Côte d'Ivoire, which has been in economic crisis since the 1980s, compounded by a political crisis, is no exception to this scourge. It is increasingly common to see students drinking alcohol in bars located dangerously close to schools, amid general indifference. They are increasingly turning to inexpensive alcoholic beverages such as Koutoukou (a traditional, artisanal brandy) which, in addition to the ethanol common to all alcoholic beverages, contains several other alcohols that are potentially harmful to health.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of Koutoukou consumption on the immediate memory and working memory of young learners.
Methods: The memory skills of 111 adolescents and young adults (schoolchildren and students) who consume this beverage were assessed using the WAIS III test after a blood alcohol level of 0.8 g/l was induced.
Results and conclusion: The results show that immediate memory is impaired in occasional KTK (CO) consumers only after alcohol consumption. This is not the case for CR consumers. In the latter, this memory is significantly impaired regardless of the period of alcohol consumption (before/after alcohol consumption). The same observations were made regarding working memory, with the difference that these memory impairments are more pronounced in CR.
Koutoukou Consumption; Young Learners; Immediate Memory; Working Memory
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DIBOH Emmanuel, SOUMAHORO Vagondo, DISSEKA Paterson, YAO Mathias and TAKO Antoine. Effects of Koutoukou (local artisanal liquor) on the short-term memory of young people in school (Côte d’Ivoire). GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025, 33(2), 474-483. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2025.33.2.0476