Risk factors of substance use among street children from Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorPagare, Deeptien_US
dc.contributor.authorMeena, G Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, M Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSahu, Renukaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-03-06en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:30:56Z
dc.date.available2004-03-06en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:30:56Z
dc.date.issued2004-03-06en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To estimate the magnitude of and socio-demographic factors related to substance use among street children in Delhi. DESIGN: Observational study. METHODS: 115 male street children aged 6 to 16 years were interviewed at the time of their admission to an observation home. RESULTS: More than half of the subjects had indulged in substance use before coming to the observation home. The agents consumed were nicotine,inhalants, alcohol and cannabis. On application of multiple logistic regression, maltreatment of the child by family members was found significant predictor of substance use in the study group. CONCLUSION: Substance use in street children is associated with unstable homes and maltreatment.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. drdeeptipagare@rediffmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationPagare D, Meena GS, Singh MM, Sahu R. Risk factors of substance use among street children from Delhi. Indian Pediatrics. 2004 Mar; 41(3): 221-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/11396
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshDemographyen_US
dc.subject.meshFamilyen_US
dc.subject.meshHomeless Youth --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshLogistic Modelsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSubstance-Related Disorders --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleRisk factors of substance use among street children from Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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