Knowledge,atitudes, and substance use practices among street children in western Kenya

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dc.date.accessioned	2018-02-05T08:40:06Z
dc.date.available	2018-02-05T08:40:06Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.issn	1532-2491 online
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/497
dc.description.abstract	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 10–19 years, classified as either children on the street or children of the street were recruited to participate in a crosssectional 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	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; 2Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; 3Department of Mental Health, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; 4Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; 5Department of Children’s Health Services Research, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; 6Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; 7Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 8Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	en_US
dc.publisher	Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	47:1234–1247, 2012;
dc.subject	substance use, street children, resource-constrained, knowledge, attitudes, inhalants	en_US
dc.title	Knowledge,atitudes, and substance use practices among street children in western Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US