Faiza Bashir|Hassan Mehmood|Sumera Naz|Sumera Naz
Prevalence and Determinants of Substance Abuse Among Slum Dwellers in Islamabad- Pakistan
Pakistan Health Research Council|Pakistan Health Research Council|Pakistan Health Research Council|Pakistan Health Research Council
background slums illegal settlements always left health surveys however studies around world show substance drug abuse higher among slum dwellers may different patterns determinants need studied order frame targeted programs policies present study aimed estimating magnitude well determinants substancedrug abuse among slum dwellers islamabad capital city pakistanx0d methodology communitybased crosssectional study conducted among residents slumsnomadic settlements islamabad total 207 statistically calculated sample size comprised adults genders aged 15 years consenting participate randomly selected 9 clusters islamabad needed study cluster 23 households household one individual randomly selected estimating prevalence abusing substances counted cases others controls casecontrol analysis structured questionnaire used gather information demographics trends types substances abused risk factors getting engaged substance abuse whether tried quit stage difficulties faced trying quit results entered analyzed using epiinfo version 72x0d results total 204 participants enrolled study among 68 33 substance drug abusers casecontrol study substancedrug users considered cases 68 rest controls bivariate analysis risk factors indicated easy availability drugs slum areas 203 p 0000 exposure tobacco smoking 88 p 0000 working child 60 p 0000 strong predictors high substance abuse education 02 p 0000 living parents childhood 07 p 02 protective effects substance abusex0d conclusion implications translation study concludes following determinants substancedrug abuse among slum dwellers study easy availability due unregulated sales drugs high rate tobacco consumption poverty low level literacy workingchild specific policies plans focused law enforcement curbing illegal drug sales reduction child labor along provision education devised implemented help neglected communities modify determinantsx0d key words substance abuse drug abuse slum dwellers casecontrol islamabad pakistanx0d x0d copyright 2019 faiza et al openaccess article distributed terms creative commons attribution license permits unrestricted use distribution reproduction medium provided original work properly cited