Glue-sniffing among street children in Nepal can be taken as an initiation to the use of other more teratogenic drugs. According to a prominent child rights NGO, Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN), there are approximately 5,000 street children over the country among them 800–900 in Kathmandu only. The main cities of Nepal where the street children found are Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Pokhara, Dharan, Narayanghat and Butwal. Hence, just like abuse of any other substances sniffing is a serious problem among street children. Thus, inhalant abuse intervention programmes seem important from the community health perspective also (Mondal, 2013). There is study suggested that children who starts abusing inhalants or other solvents in early stages of life they are more likely later to use other illicit drugs in their future. In their marginalized state, they constitute a truly “hidden” population who were excluded from the national census, educational or health data, largely because of lacking of their proper address. Populations of Street children are marginalized mainly in urban area and look quite difficult to trace the exact number and the magnitude of their hardship. Though, there are many children found working or living on the street of urban area throughout the world. Glue-sniffing is usually taken by the young children as a forerunner to alcohol abuse, and probably, it became substitute because of its low cost, readily availability and provides faster onset of action (Barker & Adams, 1962).Ĭhildren's right has become a serious agenda of the developing world, according to United Nations charter on the rights of the child in 1990 street children in the large cities of the world received much attention to provide their quality life and better future (Bourdillon, 1994).Children are the source of hope, stimulus for the society and could be the building blocks for the development of world so they should not remain neglected by parents or government rather than bringing them into positive environment. However, the term “glue-sniffing” has come to be applied, in a general way, to all kinds of solvent abuse by inhalation. Meanwhile, it is also reported about the abuse of other kinds of volatile substances, such as paint thinners, nail varnish remover, gasoline and lighter fluids subsequently appeared. They can have enough potentiality and talent if they are brought into a better environment and might have real hope for the bright future.ĭuring the early 1960s, the effect of inhaling substances and their impacts on the society and users health become major issue to the researcher and government as well. Without guidance, education and security, they are heading towards an uncertain future. They have deprived children and denied not only of their rights as children but also of their normal childhood. Nearly, half of the respondents 45.65% had encountered health issues such as headache, chest pain and stomach ache. Out of 46 respondents who sniffed glue, 89.13% were unaware of its effect. Similarly, 58.7% of respondents had started glue-sniffing 1 year ago. The current prevalence of glue-sniffing among street children is 88.46%. The study findings revealed that a large number of children, that is 40.38% was between the age group of 9–12 years and 92.31% were male. Finally, the collected data are analysed by using descriptive statistical methods such as frequency, percentage and mean. This study was conducted in 52 street children, 5- point Likert scale and interview schedule was performed with the help of structured and semi-structured questionnaire to collect data. MethodsĪ study was conducted in 52 street children to determine the prevalence of glue-sniffers and its impact on street children in Butwal, municipality of Nepal. BackgroundĬhildren are the source of hope and could be the major ailments for the development of society, nation and the world but there are large numbers of children on the street sniff glue and struggling with multiple disease and uncertain future. DesignĪ descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. The aim was to determine the prevalence of glue-sniffing among street children.
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