TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitudes, and substance use practices among street children in Western Kenya
AU - Embleton, Lonnie
AU - Ayuku, David
AU - Atwoli, Lukoye
AU - Vreeman, Rachel
AU - Braitstein, Paula
N1 - Funding Information:
The project described was supported in part by Award Number R01HD060478 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development or the National Institutes of Health. We would like to acknowledge Isaac Mwaniki for his assistance as a social worker, for administering the survey in Kiswahili, and for his outreach work in association with Dominic Makori. We would also like to acknowledge the OSCAR study staff and MTRH for providing healthcare services and support to children requiring or requesting care. We acknowledge the District Children’s Officer, Mr. Philip Nzenge, for protecting and upholding the rights of children in the Uasin Gishu County and his approval for this study to proceed. Address correspondence to Dr. Paula Braitstein, School of Medicine, Indiana University, 1001 West 10th Street, OPW M200, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; E-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - The study describes the knowledge of and attitudes toward substance use among street-involved youth in Kenya, and how they relate to their substance use practices. In 2011, 146 children and youth ages 1019 years, classified as either children on the street or children of the street were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey in Eldoret, Kenya. Bivariate analysis using χ 2 or Fisher's Exact Test was used to test the associations between variables, and multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent covariates associated with lifetime and current drug use. The study's limitations and source of funding are noted.
AB - The study describes the knowledge of and attitudes toward substance use among street-involved youth in Kenya, and how they relate to their substance use practices. In 2011, 146 children and youth ages 1019 years, classified as either children on the street or children of the street were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey in Eldoret, Kenya. Bivariate analysis using χ 2 or Fisher's Exact Test was used to test the associations between variables, and multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent covariates associated with lifetime and current drug use. The study's limitations and source of funding are noted.
KW - Attitudes
KW - Inhalants
KW - Knowledge
KW - Resource-constrained
KW - Street children
KW - Substance use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864850645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/10826084.2012.700678
DO - 10.3109/10826084.2012.700678
M3 - Article
C2 - 22780841
AN - SCOPUS:84864850645
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 47
SP - 1234
EP - 1247
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 11
ER -
