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Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda.

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Swahn, MH; Culbreth, RE; Staton, CA; Self-Brown, SR; Kasirye, R
Published in: Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 26, 2017

This study examines the patterns of alcohol-related physical abuse and alcohol use and related behaviors among children living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. The study is based on a cross-sectional survey, conducted in spring 2014, of service-seeking children ages 12 to 18 years (n = 1134) attending Uganda Youth Development Link drop-in centers for vulnerable children in the slums. Descriptive statistics, chi-squares, and bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine patterns of children's alcohol-related behaviors, based on alcohol-related physical abuse and neglect. Nearly 34% of children (n = 380) reported experiencing physical abuse, and 12.4% (n = 140) reported experiencing alcohol-related physical abuse. Alcohol-related neglect was reported among 19.6% (n = 212) of the children. Past year alcohol use was significantly more prevalent among children who reported experiencing alcohol-related neglect ( χ 2 = 79.18, df = 1, p < 0.0001) and alcohol-related physical abuse ( χ 2 = 62.02, df = 1, p < 0.0001). Reporting physical abuse was also associated with parental alcohol use (OR: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.38, 2.48) and parental partner violence (OR: 5.51; 95% CI: 4.09, 7.43), after adjusting for other variables in the model. Given the high levels of alcohol-related abuse and neglect reported in this population, both primary and secondary prevention initiatives are needed to improve parenting strategies and to reduce alcohol-related harm. Similarly, strategies to reduce and delay alcohol use among these vulnerable children are also needed.

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Int J Environ Res Public Health

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1660-4601

Publication Date

September 26, 2017

Volume

14

Issue

10

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Uganda
  • Toxicology
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty Areas
  • Physical Abuse
  • Parenting
  • Odds Ratio
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Swahn, M. H., Culbreth, R. E., Staton, C. A., Self-Brown, S. R., & Kasirye, R. (2017). Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101124
Swahn, Monica H., Rachel E. Culbreth, Catherine A. Staton, Shannon R. Self-Brown, and Rogers Kasirye. “Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda.Int J Environ Res Public Health 14, no. 10 (September 26, 2017). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101124.
Swahn MH, Culbreth RE, Staton CA, Self-Brown SR, Kasirye R. Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Sep 26;14(10).
Swahn, Monica H., et al. “Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda.Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 14, no. 10, Sept. 2017. Pubmed, doi:10.3390/ijerph14101124.
Swahn MH, Culbreth RE, Staton CA, Self-Brown SR, Kasirye R. Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Sep 26;14(10).

Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

September 26, 2017

Volume

14

Issue

10

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Uganda
  • Toxicology
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty Areas
  • Physical Abuse
  • Parenting
  • Odds Ratio
  • Male
  • Humans