TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Inhalant substance abuse among adolescents in Manipur, India: An upcoming issue
JO  - International journal of medicine and public health
A1  - Bishwalata, Rajkumari
A1  - Raleng, Indira
SP  - 237
EP  - 242
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Inhalant use, an important, yet-under recognized form of substance abuse has been reported commonly among adolescents in India but the true extent of the problem is not known due to paucity of data. Aims: To assess the prevalence and determinants of inhalant substance used amongst the adolescents in Manipur. Settings and Design: This cross sectional study was conducted among 1671 adolescent studying in Eighth to Twelfth standard in schools of Imphal-East District Manipur, India during March to June 2013. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Schools were selected by simple random method and a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire adapted from the 'UNDCP/WHO Global initiative on Primary Prevention of substance abuse' was used for data collection. Univariate and Multiple logistic regression analysis were performed for association between ever users and selected variables. <br><br>RESULTS: Mean (SD) age of the students was 14.5(1.32) years, with males constituting 923(55.2%). Prevalence of ever users was186 (11.1%) and glue/dendrite was the commonest substance abused 98(52.7%). Being male, belonging to joint family and increase in age were found to have significant higher risk of being a user, whereas higher level of parental education shows a protective effect. <br><br>CONCLUSION: An increased effort for prevention, treatment along with sensitization of parents and teachers is a distinct challenge for policy makers.<p/>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2230-8598
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8598.137708
ID  - ref1
ER  -