Prevalence of glue-sniffing among street children.
Sanjay Kumar Sah, Nira Neupane, Anupama Pradhan Thaiba and 2 others
PMID 31871704WHAT IT FOUND
46 of 52 street children in Butwal sniffed glue, and 89.13% of glue sniffers did not know its effects.
Key findings
01In the sampled group, 46 of 52 street children reported glue sniffing, giving a prevalence of 88.46%.
02Among glue sniffers, 89.13% did not know the effects of glue sniffing.
03Among glue sniffers, 25 sniffed more than five times a day, and the main reason reported was coping with stress.
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What it does not show
The sample was 52 children selected by non-probability purposive sampling, so it may not represent all street children. Data were collected from only three wards of Butwal Municipality, which limits external validity.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest. No funding source is reported.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read 88.46% as the prevalence for all street children in Nepal. The sample was 52 children chosen purposively from three wards of Butwal, so it cannot be generalised.