Substance Abuse amongst the Street-Children in Guwahati City, Assam
Substance Abuse amongst the Street-Children in Guwahati City, Assam
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10.4103/2141-9248.141965
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
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Sarma, R.
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Islam, F.;Kar, S.;Sarma, R.
背景资料：街头儿童长期流落街头的性质及其相关的生活方式使他们容易受到使用精神药物的伤害。目的：本研究的目的是了解古瓦哈蒂市流浪儿童的社会因素，了解流浪儿童的物质使用行为。研究对象和方法：2008年9月至2009年8月，在阿萨姆邦古瓦哈蒂市215名5至18岁的街头儿童中开展了一项基于人口的横断面研究。主要的结果措施是物质的使用及其相关的危险因素中流行的街头儿童。收集的数据在Microsoft Office中进行分析，并使用百分比和卡方检验来分析变量。结果：大约174/215（80.9%）的研究参与者是物质滥用者。值得注意的是，随着年龄的增长，与年轻年龄组相比，药物使用更为普遍。与其他人相比，从未上过学的人滥用药物的风险相对高出1.26倍，而来自共同家庭的人则高出1.12倍。然而，未发现相关性具有统计学显著性。在父母双方死亡的情况下，药物滥用是1.19倍，并且发现这种关联具有统计学意义（P = 0.02）。继父母的存在和家庭中物质使用被认为是物质滥用的危险因素，并且相关性非常显著（P <0.001）。药物滥用与街头生活时间的关联被认为是非常重要的。大多数物质使用者152/174（87.4%）有吸胶的习惯，其次是吸烟147/174（84.5%）。结论：药物滥用是影响街头儿童的一个重要问题。街头及其相关的生活方式使街头儿童容易受到精神药物的影响。非政府组织和政府应该站出来遏制这一问题，拯救数百万脆弱的生命。
Background: The nature of continuous exposure to the street and its associated life-styles make street children vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. Aims: The aim of the present study is to study some social factors of street children in Guwahati city and to ascertain the substance use behavior of the street children. Subjects and Methods: A population based cross-sectional study conducted during September 2008 to August 2009 among 215 street children between the ages of 5 and 18 years of Guwahati City Assam. The main outcome measures were substance use and its related risk factors prevalent among street children. The data collected were analyzed in Microsoft Office and percentages and Chi-square tests were used to analyze the variables. Results: Around 174/215 (80.9%) of study participants were substance abusers. It is noteworthy that as the age increases substance use was more common when compared to younger age group. The risk of substance abuse was 1.26 times relatively higher among those who had never been to school and 1.12 times more common in those from a joint family when compared to others. However the correlations were not found to be statistically significant. Substance abuse was 1.19 times more common in case of deaths of both parents and the association was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.02). Presence of step parents and substance use in the family was seen to be a risk factor for substance abuse and the association was highly significant (P < 0.001). The association of substance abuse with duration of street life was found to be highly significant. Majority of the substance users 152/174 (87.4%) were in the habit of sniffing glue and this was followed by smoking 147/174 (84.5%). Conclusion: Substance abuse is an important concern affecting street children. Street and its associated life-styles make street children vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. Non- government organizations and Government should come forward to curb this problem and save millions of vulnerable lives.