Self-Esteem and Resilience Differences Among Street Children Compared to Non-street Children in Limpopo Province of South Africa: A Baseline Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 The phenomenon of street children is a challenging global social problem. Using an independent sample group design, this study explored the differences in self-esteem and resilience among street children and non-street children.
Mokoena Patronella Maepa
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Health status of street children and reasons for being forced to live on the streets in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. Using mixed methods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionIn Ethiopia, more than four million children are anticipated to live under particularly difficult circumstances. Street children are subject to violence, a lack of health care, and a lack of education. Which denies them the right to live in a
Degu Abate +35 more
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Sexual and physical abuse and its determinants among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016 [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background The life and health of street children is becoming a global concern. Street children are vulnerable to a variety of problems including physical, psychological and sexual exploitations as well as social isolation.
Ayana Chimdessa, Amsale Cheire
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Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 According to UNICEF, street child is any child under the age of 18 for whom the street has become home and/or source of income and which is not adequately protected or supervised by adult, responsible person. It has been estimated that there are
Rončević Nevenka +2 more
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Nigeria′s street children, epitome of oral health disparity and inequality [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 INTRODUCTION: It has been close to four years since the authors highlighted the total neglect of the oral health of street children in the Journal of Public Health Policy. Since then, the authorities appear to have simply turned the blind eye making this
Enoch Abiodun Idowu +2 more
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THE PADANG ADMINISTRATION’S POLICY IN OVERCOMING AND DEVELOPING STREET CHILDREN [PDF]
Humanus: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-ilmu Humaniora, 2015 This study aims to analyze policy of Padang city administration in overcoming and developing street children. This qualitative descriptive research is located in the city of Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
Aldri Frinaldi +2 more
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Street children: a comparative perspective [PDF]
Child Abuse and Neglect, 1999 This paper examines the findings from recent studies of street children in Ethiopia.Following a discussion of the term "street children," comparisons are drawn between Latin American and Ethiopian street children in terms of gender, age, reasons for going to the streets, family relations and structure, delinquency, drug use, groups and the outcomes of ...
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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among street children in Iran [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018 Background Street children are forced to spend a lot of time away from their homes and some of them do not have homes at all, due to economic and family problems, which makes them exposed to many health problems, such as the hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
Masoud Behzadifar +3 more
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Street children and political violence: a socio-demographic analysis of street children in Rwanda [PDF]
Child Abuse and Neglect, 2003 The aims were: (1) to examine the profile of African street children and to assess the link between street children in Africa and political violence; (2) to undertake a systematic examination of causal factors of street children in postgenocide Rwanda; and (3) to situate this analysis in the context of the socio-cultural and political impact of the ...
Angela Veale, Giorgia Dona
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Characteristics Of Street Children In Cameroon: A Situational Analysis Of Demographic, Socio-Economic And Behavioural Profiles And Challenges [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2016 Introduction: The issue of street children is one of the global social problems rising in low- and middle-income countries. These children are vulnerable, but because of a lack of sufficient information, it is very difficult for stakeholders to address ...
Samuel N. Cumber +1 more
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