Pagare Deepti, Meena G S, Singh M M, Sahu Renuka
Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Indian Pediatr. 2004 Mar;41(3):221-5.
To estimate the magnitude of and socio-demographic factors related to substance use among street children in Delhi.
Observational study.
115 male street children aged 6 to 16 years were interviewed at the time of their admission to an observation home.
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.
Substance use in street children is associated with unstable homes and maltreatment.
评估德里街头儿童中物质使用的程度及与之相关的社会人口学因素。
观察性研究。
115名年龄在6至16岁的男性街头儿童在进入观察之家时接受了访谈。
超过半数的研究对象在进入观察之家之前就已沉迷于物质使用。所使用的物质包括尼古丁、吸入剂、酒精和大麻。通过多元逻辑回归分析发现，家庭成员对儿童的虐待是该研究组中物质使用的显著预测因素。
街头儿童的物质使用与家庭不稳定及虐待有关。
