Nutritional status of drug addicts undergoing detoxification: prevalence of malnutrition and influence of illicit drugs and lifestyle

The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional status of drug addicts, the prevalence of malnutrition among them and the influence of their drug habit and lifestyle factors on their nutritional indices. The study was conducted among 253 male drug addicts, who sought detoxification a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of nutrition 2002-11, Vol.88 (5), p.507-513
Hauptverfasser:	Nazrul Islam, S. K., Hossain, Kazi Jahangir, Ahmed, Afsaruddin, Ahsan, Monira
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Analysis of Variance Body Mass Index Chronic illnesses Detoxification Disease transmission Drug addiction Drug habit Drug use Education Health care Hemoglobin HIV Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Life Style Lifestyle Lifestyles Male Malnutrition Marital status Middle Aged Nutrient deficiency Nutrition Nutrition assessment Nutrition Disorders - etiology Nutritional Status Questionnaires Regression Analysis Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases - complications Socioeconomic Factors STD Substance abuse treatment Substance-Related Disorders - complications Substance-Related Disorders - therapy Variance analysis Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional status of drug addicts, the prevalence of malnutrition among them and the influence of their drug habit and lifestyle factors on their nutritional indices. The study was conducted among 253 male drug addicts, who sought detoxification at the Central Drug Addiction Treatment Hospital, Dhaka, during the period of June 1998–July 1999. One hundred age-, height- and socioeconomic-matched non-addicted healthy men were recruited by convenience as cohort controls. Results showed that the drug addicts had significantly (P
ISSN:	0007-1145 1475-2662
DOI:	10.1079/BJN2002702