Health and Social Problems of Street Children in Nazareth Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Berhane, Yemane(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Farrow, James(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beyene, Yemane | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-26T15:13:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:45:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-26T15:13:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:45:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The exact number of street children in any given country is not known. To determine the number, health, and social problems of the street children, a cross sectional survey was conducted in Nazareth town, south eastern Ethiopia, from November to December 1994. Accordingly 5138 street children were counted during a one day census , by means of a systematic sampling. 597 subjects were selected into the study, 526(88.1%) Males and 71(11.9%) Females. The age ranged from 5 to 18 with mean age of 12.9 and SD of 3. 16. (41.2%) of the children left their families when they were 10-14 years old, and 30 . 7% were separated in early childhood (0-4 years). Onl y (1 8 . 3%) were attending school currently, (54.6%) were children "on" the street and t he rest (45 . 4%) were "of" the street children, (67.2%) of the children eat at least twice daily, (14. 6%) of the children reported the use of at least one of the substances like Alcohol, cigarette, and chat. (61.6%) of the children reported an illness during the survey. The major health complaints were abdominal pain, cough and chest pain, eye and ear problems, headache and leg ulcer . This survey indicated that substance use, police arrest, sexual intercourse and STDs were reported more frequently among the "of " the street chi ldren . In conclusion, the street children have complex social and health problems which need to be addressed utilizing a multisectoral approach | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/10155 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health and Social Problems of Street Children | en_US |
| dc.title | Health and Social Problems of Street Children in Nazareth Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |