Prevalence and Determinants of Substance Use Among Indigenous Tribes in South India: Findings from a Tribal Household Survey

Sadath, Anvar; Jose, Kurian; Jiji, KM; Mercy, V J; Ragesh, G; Arensman, Ella

doi:10.1007/s40615-021-00964-2

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“…Study outcomes : Substance use was presented as the major mental health issue by most of the investigators; seven presented on alcohol use disorder 14 - 16 , 18 - 20 , 22 and one opium use 15 . The pooled prevalence of alcohol use disorder was 40 per cent (37-44%) ( Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This review attempted to explore mental health issues, and most of the studies addressed problem alcohol use 14 - 16 , 18 - 20 , 22 . This might be because alcohol use is culturally accepted among tribal populations with limited awareness about its harmfulness 24 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, absence of psychiatric clinics preclude further in-depth assessment. Some of the investigations used in this review determined the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol and opium usage 14 - 20 . Given that most of these studies on substance use were conducted to ascertain the prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in the tribal population, the emphasis was placed on current cigarette and alcohol use.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Following sensitivity analysis, we excluded the alcohol use disorder results of Ray et al 19 in 2018 study (72%, AUDIT score); however, I 2 value was still high at 99 per cent. Sensitivity analysis after excluding two more studies, Negi et al 18 , 2016 (24.9%, used WHO Step Survey instrument) and Sadath et al 20 in 2022 (17%, used self-reported cases), I 2 value was about 85 per cent. We finally included results of four studies that assessed alcohol dependency using pre-decided tools.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A systematic review of community-based studies on mental health issues among tribal populations in India

Verma¹,

Sahoo²,

Mahapatra³

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Medical Research

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Background & objectives: Globally, mental disorders are rising with increasing urbanization. India has the world’s second-largest tribal population and it is critical to appreciate the mental health problems in this population. However, the extent of mental health issues among tribal populations is unknown. Against this background, we systematically reviewed community-based studies on mental health issues among tribal populations in India. Methods: Online databases PubMed, Embase, ProQuest databases and Google Scholar were searched and articles published between January 1990 and May 2021 including primary community-based quantitative observational studies focused exclusively on tribal population were retrieved. PRISMA guidelines were followed and this review was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020178099). Results: A total of 935 articles were identified, of which 63 were selected for full-text review, and finally, 11 studies were included. Seven studies examined alcohol use disorder with a pooled prevalence of 40 per cent. Two studies reported on suicidal attempts. A few studies mentioned anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. Interpretation & conclusions: This systematic review established that a few community-based primary studies were conducted on mental health issues among tribal populations over the last three decades. Among these, fewer studies focused exclusively on tribal communities. The studies differed in their study design and the tools used. The findings of these investigations highlighted a limited range of mental health issues, primarily alcoholism, anxiety, depression and suicide.

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Indian Journal of Medical Research

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“…For instance, only a few studies connect addiction with increased climate vulnerability [45,85,[317][318][319]], yet for whānau in Mangakāhia this is a very real scenario. Given that many Indigenous communities (including Māori) are disproportionately affected by addiction (often the result of historical or intergenerational trauma connected with colonisation and ongoing marginalisation) [320][321][322][323][324][325][326], the potential for addiction to interact with climate vulnerability is something that climate researchers and policymakers should be sensitive to. In fact, developing adaptation strategies without attending to the full range of factors driving Indigenous peoples' vulnerability could further worsen the situation of those most at risk (such as wāhine and tamariki from whānau affected by addiction) and give way to greater inequities within Indigenous communities over time.…”

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Diversifying Indigenous Vulnerability and Adaptation: An Intersectional Reading of Māori Women’s Experiences of Health, Wellbeing, and Climate Change

2022

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Despite evidence that Indigenous peoples’ multiple subjectivities engender diverse lived experiences both between and within Indigenous groups, the influence of multiple subjectivities on Indigenous peoples’ vulnerability and adaptation to climate change is largely un-explored. Drawing on ethnographic research with Indigenous Māori women in Aotearoa New Zealand, this paper provides empirical evidence that subjectivity-mediated power dynamics operating within Indigenous societies (at the individual and household scale) are important determinants of vulnerability and adaptation which should be considered in both scholarship and policy. Using an intersectional framework, I demonstrate how different Māori women and their whānau (families) live, cope with, and adapt to the embodied physical and emotional health effects of climate change in radically different ways because of their subject positionings, even though they belong to the same community, hapū (sub-tribe), or iwi (tribe). In underlining these heterogenous experiences, I provide an avenue for reconsidering how climate adaptation scholarship, policies, and practices might better engage with the complex, amorphous realities within Māori and other Indigenous communities. I argue it is possible to develop more inclusive, tailored, and sustainable adaptation that considers divergent vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities within Indigenous communities, groups, and societies and supports customised vulnerability-reduction strategies.

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Public Health Aspects and Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in South Asia

Rajkumar

2024

Current Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders in South Asia

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Prevalence and Determinants of Substance Use Among Indigenous Tribes in South India: Findings from a Tribal Household Survey

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

A systematic review of community-based studies on mental health issues among tribal populations in India

A systematic review of community-based studies on mental health issues among tribal populations in India

Diversifying Indigenous Vulnerability and Adaptation: An Intersectional Reading of Māori Women’s Experiences of Health, Wellbeing, and Climate Change

Public Health Aspects and Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in South Asia

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