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Glue Sniffing and Other Risky Practices Among Street Children in Urban Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorAhsan, Karar Zunaid
dc.contributor.authorMahmud, Iffat
dc.contributor.authorClaeson, Mariam
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-12T20:32:14Z
dc.date.available2013-03-12T20:32:14Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-27
dc.description.abstractThe inhalation of solvents among children and adolescents for recreational purposes has been a long standing problem in the developed world, although it is an emerging issue in South Asia, especially in urban areas. This study explores the linkage between glue sniffing and other drug use and high risk practices related to increased vulnerability and risk for HIV and AIDS in Bangladesh and also documents the serious health effects of glue sniffing. Although Bangladesh has an overall low prevalence of HIV, it is facing a concentrated HIV epidemic among injecting drug users. There is a risk that young children who inhale glue may also be more likely to use other drugs, and that this early introduction to drugs lead to injecting drug habits, associated with increased risk for transmission of HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted diseases. This study aimed at assessing the nature of drug use and other risky practices among street children aged 11 to 19 years in Dhaka and Chittagong, the two major metropolises of Bangladesh. The study highlights the vulnerability of street children in general and the problems they face on the streets, primarily due to their lack of social protection. Inhalation of glue and use of other substances like cannabis and pharmaceuticals, smoking and chewing tobacco, were found to be prevalent among these children. They were also found to be sexually active early and most of them were engaged in unprotected sex, most girls selling sex, and most boys reporting low condom use. Although this study was not designed to determine a direct causal link between early solvent abuse, injecting drug use and HIV, the study shows an association between glue sniffing, injecting drug use and other risky sexual practices, which amplifies the risk for HIV among these children, making the case for intervening early.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16465389/glue-sniffing-other-risky-practices-among-street-children-urban-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12674
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12674
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION
dc.subjectADDICTION
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAFFECTED CHILDREN
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE-GROUP
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAID
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOLISM
dc.subjectBEGGING
dc.subjectBEHAVIOUR CHANGE
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCANNABIS
dc.subjectCARE SEEKING
dc.subjectCARE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR
dc.subjectCARE SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectCONSISTENT USE OF CONDOMS
dc.subjectCOUNSELLING
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS
dc.subjectDOCTOR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRUG USE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectETHICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBER
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY TIES
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE CONDOMS
dc.subjectFEMALE SEX WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFIRST SEX
dc.subjectFIXED ADDRESS
dc.subjectFORCED SEX
dc.subjectFREE CONDOMS
dc.subjectFREQUENCY OF SEX
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGONORRHOEA
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHASHISH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SEEKING
dc.subjectHEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEPATITIS C
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN NEEDS
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUG USE
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINFORMED CONSENT
dc.subjectINITIATION OF DRUG USE
dc.subjectINJECTING DRUG USE
dc.subjectINJECTING DRUG USERS
dc.subjectINJECTING DRUGS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTRAVENOUS DRUG USE
dc.subjectLACK OF FOOD
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectMALE PARTNERS
dc.subjectMALE SEX
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectNEW INFECTIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPEER PRESSURE
dc.subjectPERSONAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION SECTOR
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREMARITAL SEX
dc.subjectPREVENTION INFORMATION
dc.subjectPREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRATES OF CONDOM USE
dc.subjectRECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectRISK OF TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOUR
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOURS
dc.subjectRISKY SEX
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX FOR MONEY
dc.subjectSEX PARTNERS
dc.subjectSEX PRACTICES
dc.subjectSEX WITH MEN
dc.subjectSEX WORK
dc.subjectSEX WORKER
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOURS
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSEXUAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectSEXUAL TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
dc.subjectSHELTERS
dc.subjectSLEEPING PILLS
dc.subjectSLUM DWELLERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSOLVENTS
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSTIS
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDREN
dc.subjectSTREET LIFE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION THERAPY
dc.subjectSYPHILIS
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectUNMARRIED MALES
dc.subjectUNPROTECTED SEX
dc.subjectUNSAFE SEX
dc.subjectUNSAFE SEXUAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN SLUMS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSE OF DRUGS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY COUNSELLING
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTHS
dc.titleGlue Sniffing and Other Risky Practices Among Street Children in Urban Bangladeshen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2012-07-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:06:31.671379Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Health Sector Review
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16465389/glue-sniffing-other-risky-practices-among-street-children-urban-bangladesh
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.report70431
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themeHuman development :: HIV/AIDS
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition & Population (SASHN)
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