Street and working children of Delhi, India, misusing toluene: an ethnographic exploration.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Our qualitative study explored: the perceptions of street children indulging in whitener fluid misuse; the social, economic, and cultural determinants of use; and users' views regarding effective preventive and control strategies. Forty-five in-depth interviews and three focus group discussions were conducted between March and December 2003. A purposive sample of those working children who were using toluene was selected by Snowball sampling. The paper discusses the: determinants of initiation and continued use; drug user social networks; psycho emotional deprivation and frustrations of these children; socio-cultural aspects like work driven need; others' attitudinal response towards them and their work; parental support or the lack of it; and strategies for prevention of this misuse.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Seth, R; Kotwal, A; Ganguly, KK
Published Date
- January 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1659 - 1679
PubMed ID
- 16253933
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-2491
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1082-6084
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/10826080500222792
Language
- eng