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    Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps?
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-07-01) Moura, Yone Gonçalves de [UNIFESP]; Sanchez, Zila van der Meer [UNIFESP]; Opaleye, Emérita S. [UNIFESP]; Neiva-Silva, Lucas; Koller, Silvia H.; Noto, Ana Regina [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Instituto de Ciências Humanas e da Informação; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Instituto de Psicologia
    The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated to frequent and heavy drug use among street children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. A sample of 2,807 street children and adolescents from the 27 Brazilian state capital cities was analyzed. A World Health Organization questionnaire for non-students was adapted for use in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression and decision tree models. Factors inversely associated with frequent and heavy drug use were: being age nine to 11 years (OR = 0.1); school attendance (OR = 0.3); daily time (one to five hours) spent on the streets (OR = 0.3 and 0.4); not sleeping on the streets (OR = 0.4); being on the streets for less than one year (OR = 0.4); maintenance of some family bonds (OR = 0.5); presence on the streets of a family member (OR = 0.6); not suffering domestic violence (OR = 0.6); being female (OR = 0.8). All of these variables were significant at the p < 0.05 level. The findings suggest that being younger, having family bonds and engagement in school are important protective factors that affect drug use among this population and should be considered in the formulation of public policies.
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    Quality of life of mothers whose children work on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil
    (Cadernos Saude Publica, 2015-04-01) Cavalcante-Nobrega, Luciana Porto [UNIFESP]; Mello, Andrea Feijó [UNIFESP]; Maciel, Mariana Rangel [UNIFESP]; Cividanes, Giuliana Claudia [UNIFESP]; Fossaluza, Victor; Mari, Jair Jesus [UNIFESP]; Mello, Marcelo Feijo [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
    The present study evaluated the perceived quality of life of the mothers of street children and investigated the association with their history of childhood violence, the occurrence of current domestic violence, their current mental states and that of their children, and family functioning. the applied instruments were as follows: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, WorldSAFECore Questionnaire, Instrument for the Assessment of Quality of Life of the WHO, Global Assessment of Relational Functioning Scale, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and a socio-demographic questionnaire. the sample of convenience consisted of 79 low-income mothers who raised their children alone, and most of whom had a positive screening for mental illness. the multiple regression analysis showed that the perception of quality of life of these women was associated with the presence of psychopathology either in themselves or their children and family dysfunction. Thus any program aimed at improving the quality of life of such mothers should consider addressing their mental problems as well as those of their children, besides offering educational and psychotherapeutic approaches to these families to improve the social environment.