Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps?
The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated to frequent and heavy drug use among street children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. A sample of 2,807 street children and adolescents from the 27 Brazilian state capital cities was analyzed. A World Health Organization questionnaire f...
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| author | Yone Gonçalves de Moura Zila M. Sanchez Emérita S. Opaleye Lucas Neiva-Silva Silvia H. Koller Ana R. Noto |
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| description | The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated to frequent and heavy drug use among street children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. A sample of 2,807 street children and adolescents from the 27 Brazilian state capital cities was analyzed. A World Health Organization questionnaire for non-students was adapted for use in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression and decision tree models. Factors inversely associated with frequent and heavy drug use were: being age nine to 11 years (OR = 0.1); school attendance (OR = 0.3); daily time (one to five hours) spent on the streets (OR = 0.3 and 0.4); not sleeping on the streets (OR = 0.4); being on the streets for less than one year (OR = 0.4); maintenance of some family bonds (OR = 0.5); presence on the streets of a family member (OR = 0.6); not suffering domestic violence (OR = 0.6); being female (OR = 0.8). All of these variables were significant at the p < 0.05 level. The findings suggest that being younger, having family bonds and engagement in school are important protective factors that affect drug use among this population and should be considered in the formulation of public policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ffff921892748e28a7a459d9de41baa2022-12-21T18:54:38ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública0102-311X1678-446428713711380S0102-311X2012000700015Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps?Yone Gonçalves de Moura0Zila M. Sanchez1Emérita S. Opaleye2Lucas Neiva-Silva3Silvia H. Koller4Ana R. Noto5Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal do Rio GrandeUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal de São PauloThe aim of this study was to investigate factors associated to frequent and heavy drug use among street children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. A sample of 2,807 street children and adolescents from the 27 Brazilian state capital cities was analyzed. A World Health Organization questionnaire for non-students was adapted for use in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression and decision tree models. Factors inversely associated with frequent and heavy drug use were: being age nine to 11 years (OR = 0.1); school attendance (OR = 0.3); daily time (one to five hours) spent on the streets (OR = 0.3 and 0.4); not sleeping on the streets (OR = 0.4); being on the streets for less than one year (OR = 0.4); maintenance of some family bonds (OR = 0.5); presence on the streets of a family member (OR = 0.6); not suffering domestic violence (OR = 0.6); being female (OR = 0.8). All of these variables were significant at the p < 0.05 level. The findings suggest that being younger, having family bonds and engagement in school are important protective factors that affect drug use among this population and should be considered in the formulation of public policies.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2012000700015&lng=en&tlng=enmenores de ruadrogas ilícitascriançaadolescente |
| spellingShingle | Yone Gonçalves de Moura Zila M. Sanchez Emérita S. Opaleye Lucas Neiva-Silva Silvia H. Koller Ana R. Noto Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? Cadernos de Saúde Pública menores de rua drogas ilícitas criança adolescente |
| title | Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? |
| title_full | Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? |
| title_fullStr | Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? |
| title_short | Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps? |
| title_sort | drug use among street children and adolescents what helps |
| topic | menores de rua drogas ilícitas criança adolescente |
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