Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive Age People in Southern Ethiopia

Wakgari, Negash; Woyo, Terefe; Kebede, Emnet; Gemeda, Hirut; Binu, Wakgari; Moti, Gonfa

doi:10.1155/2021/8272986

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“…The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit 842 participants. Urbanicity was associated with alcohol use [28]. In the Americas, a United States survey investigated patients in an urban, safety-net Emergency Department from June to August 2018 [29 ▪ ].…”

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“…Unsurprisingly, a variety of factors, including economic ones like poverty and unemployment that may be a result of the increasing urbanization in many nations, have an impact on the number of people who can be defined as homeless [26]. Data from different continents show an increased risk of alcohol use among homeless [27,28,29 ▪ ]. In Europe, a study investigated a sample of homeless people in Madrid and a matched sample of people at risk of social exclusion matched in sex, age, and country of origin [27].…”

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Urbanicity and alcohol use epidemiology in the 21st century

Castaldelli‐Maia

2023

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Purpose of reviewThis review aimed to gather recent studies that could identify the specificities in the relationship between urbanization and alcohol use epidemiology in the current century.Recent findingsAlthough we find lower rates of alcohol use among adolescents in urban environments than in rural ones, this difference tends to diminish until it disappears by the time they reach adulthood. In addition to excessive marketing and increased accessibility, several urban environment characteristics have been related to alcohol use. First, problematic alcohol use is linked to stress and mental health problems like depression and anxiety, which are common in metropolitan areas. Second, alcohol use behaviors are influenced by homelessness, loneliness, and deprivation in megacities, where female and male individuals have presented more similar alcohol use behaviors (i.e. gender convergence). Third, treatment levels for alcohol use disorders are very low.SummaryThere is a new epidemiological wave of alcohol consumption in large urban centers, largely influenced by advertisement and marketing. Social and psychological risk factors and subpopulations of interest were identified for preventive interventions in large urban centers (i.e. advertisement regulation). In addition, increasing the availability of treatment, including specific medications for alcohol use disorder, should be strongly encouraged.

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Section: Homelessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanicity and alcohol use epidemiology in the 21st century

Castaldelli‐Maia

2023

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Determinants of maternal substance use during pregnancy among the pastoral community, Northeast Ethiopia: Bayesian analysis approach

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Haji

Abdulkadir

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Cogent Public Health

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Risky sexual practice and associated factors among street children of Wonago town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia

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Alemu

Muche

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Front. Public Health

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IntroductionA “risky sexual practice” is any sexual act that might put an individual’s social, physical, and psychological health at risk and increase the likelihood of adverse sexual and reproductive health consequences. Street children have risky sexual practices, which place them at all kinds of health risks. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess risky sexual practices and associated factors among street children in Wonago Town, southern Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study design was employed. About 214 street children, aged 10–18, residing in Wonago Town from September 1–30, 2021, participated in the study. Data was gathered from all of the street children in Wonago town. A pre-tested and structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Epi data software was used to enter the collected data, which was then exported to SPSS for analysis. A logistic regression model was applied to identify the associated factors. A p value <0.05 was used to declare the significant variables.ResultsA total of 214 street children were involved in the study. Overall, the magnitude of risky sexual practices was 43.46 percent (95% CI: 38.3–48.62). About 52.7% of participants had ever had sexual intercourse in the last year, and of them, around 43.5% had more than one sexual partner. Among sexually active street children, 40.9% never used a condom during sexual intercourse. Age (Adjusted Odd Ratio (AOR): 1.42, 95%CI: 1.03–2.37), educational status (AOR: 5.73, 95%CI: 1.49–10.51), substance use (AOR: 1.24, 95%CI: 1.03–2.07), duration on the street (AOR: 2.14, 95%CI: 1.03–4.12), and daily income (AOR: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.32–0.98) were found to be significantly associated with risky sexual practices.ConclusionRisky sexual practices among street children were more prevalent in Wonago Town, Southern Ethiopia. Children’s age, educational status, daily income, duration on the street, and status of substance use were the factors that contributed to risky sexual practices. As a result, conducting information and education campaigns, developing income-generating activities for children, increasing children’s school enrollment and attendance, improving access to sexual and reproductive health services, and providing capacity-building training for health care providers may all help to reduce risky sexual practices.

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Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive Age People in Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Urbanicity and alcohol use epidemiology in the 21st century

Urbanicity and alcohol use epidemiology in the 21st century

Determinants of maternal substance use during pregnancy among the pastoral community, Northeast Ethiopia: Bayesian analysis approach

Risky sexual practice and associated factors among street children of Wonago town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia

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