Staff Attitudes and Services Provided by Community-Based Organizations for Alcohol and Other Drug Users in Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for Training and Education

Autor/inn/en	Pasche, Sonja; Myers, Bronwyn; Louw, Johann
Titel	Staff Attitudes and Services Provided by Community-Based Organizations for Alcohol and Other Drug Users in Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for Training and Education
Quelle	In: Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 15 (2008) 6, S.532-544 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7637
Schlagwörter	Municipalities; Substance Abuse; Foreign Countries; Drug Use; Student Attitudes; Community Organizations; Alcohol Abuse; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Surveys; Welfare Services; Health Services; Blacks; Poverty; Clinics; Females; Role; Public Agencies; Health Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magistrat; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Ausland; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Black person; Schwarzer; Armut; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rollen; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Aims: The aims of this study were: (i) to describe the nature of and the extent to which community-based organizations (CBOs) in Cape Town provide services to people who have alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems; (ii) to examine the relationship between CBOs' attitudes towards individuals with AOD problems and the types of services provided; and (iii) to compare CBOs' attitudes towards alcohol- and drug-using clients. Method: A cross-sectional survey of 51 health and social welfare CBOs in Cape Town, South Africa. Results: A high proportion of clients served at CBOs have alcohol- and drug-related problems. Findings suggest that CBOs may be more accessible to poor black South Africans and women than traditional AOD treatment centres. CBOs that hold more positive attitudes towards AOD-using clients tend to provide more AOD-related services and serve more clients with AOD-related problems. Findings also indicate that CBOs' attitudes are more positive towards alcohol users than towards drug users. Conclusions: This study highlights the important role that CBOs play in the delivery of services for people with AOD-related problems in South Africa. It also reveals the need to increase capacity among the agencies via training and education. (Contains 7 tables and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10