Titre : | Perspective on female drug abuse in Pakistan: a study of women drug users in Lahore and Karachi |
Titre traduit : | Perspective on female drug abuse in Pakistan: a study of women drug users in Lahore and Karachi ; (Perspective sur l'abus de drogues fémminin au Pakistan : une étude sur des femmes usagers de drogues à Lahore et Karachi) |
Auteurs : | UNDCP |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Editeur : | Islamabad : UNDCP/UNODCCP, 2000 |
Format : | 42 p. / fig. ; tabl. |
Note générale : |
Islamabad, UNODCCP, 2000, 42 p., fig., tabl. |
Langues: | Français |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés SEXE FEMININ ; CONSOMMATION ; EPIDEMIOLOGIE ; HISTOIRE ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; ALCOOL ; TABAC ; MILIEU ETUDIANT ; MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL ; POLICE ; POLITIQUE ; SECTEUR ASSOCIATIFThésaurus géographique PAKISTAN |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : In Dec 1998 and Jan. 1999, a research study of female drug users in Lahore and Karachi was undertaken by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme country office for Pakistan. The population sample consisted of 98 women. In spite of the relatively small number of respondents, this study represented the first significant effort to understand patterns of drug abuse among women in Pakistan. For the purposes of this study, drugs of abuse were considered to be alcohol, tranquillisers, charas, bhang, opium, heroin or any other pharmaceutical or illegal substance. The study revealed that after tranquillisers, the most preferred drug was heroin, which was used by 34 percent of respondents. The highest frequency of daily drug consumption was found among those using heroin and tranquillisers, followed by those using charas and alcohol. A large proportion of respondents (28 percent) reported multiple, concurrent drug use of between two and five different drugs. Although limited to two urban centres with a relatively high level of female literacy, the study dispels the belief that drug abuse is restricted to women from a particular educational background. The data revealed that drug abuse was found among both literate and illiterate women. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents reported having formal educations with the most educated holding Master's degrees. Among the respondents, ages varied widely from 15 years to over 50. Unemployment levels were high among the respondents (41 percent), perhaps partially due to the fact that housewives (who comprised 31 percent of the sample) characterised themselves as unemployed. The study results identified home as the most preferred place for drug use with 89 percent of respondents reporting using drugs there. This high percentage could be affected by the fact that 43 percent of women were using tranquillisers (with or without a medical prescription) and that these are most often ingested in the home. Besides their own home, women reported using drugs at the homes of their friends. A very small number of women were found to be using drugs at places outside the home, such as parks, schools, shrines and other places. Regarding the methods used for administration of drugs, the respondents indicated that almost all usage of opium, bhang and alcohol was orally ingested, whereas heroin and charas were mainly smoked or the fumes inhaled. The respondents indicated that, unlike men, they were generally not abusing heroin through intravenous injection. It is perhaps significant that 84 percent of the respondents claimed to have been unaware of any negative effects arising from drug abuse prior to their initial use of drugs. Forty-six percent were not aware that addiction treatment services were available should they wish to seek help for their addiction. Finally, the study looked at the perception and ideas of people from various socio-economic and professional backgrounds on the issue of women and drug abuse. (From the author' s abstract) |
Note de contenu : | fig. ; tabl. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 35 |
Affiliation : | Pakistan. Pakistan. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1300721 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | ODCCP |
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