OBJECTIVES To explore the immediate pre-crash activities and the routine traffic exposure (street crossing and play) in a sample of urban children struck by automobiles. In particular, the traffic exposure of children who were struck while playing was compared with that of those struck while crossing streets. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING Urban pediatric emergency department. PAT...

Street children's rights are often neglected, including their right to receive religious education.This study examines the dimensions of religiosity street children and influencing factors, as well appropriate mentoring method for them. Data were gathered through observations, in-depth interviews, focused group discussions analyzed, results indicate that family, educational institutions, social...

The eighties and nineties saw a growing global concern for the rights and welfare of children. This culminated in the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989. This was closely followed by the adoption of the Organisation of African Unity’s Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child by the Assembly of Heads of St...

BACKGROUND This paper explores and analyses the experiences of school-age street children. It specifically addresses the relationship of the street children who live on the streets of São Paulo (a large Brazilian metropolis), in relation to their experiences, with the policemen. METHODS The paper is a secondary analysis of date previously collected in 1999. The data were collected through ind...

This research was aimed at describing the empowerment of street children conducted by head Muhammadiyah branch Krembangan Surabaya-East Java, Indonesia. employed a qualitative approach with case study. The data were obtained through observations, interviews, and documentation analyzed using an interactive technique proposed Miles, Huberman, Saldana. validity tested triangulation method. showed ...

Through the use of participant observations and the collection of standardized psychological test scores from a sample of 56 street children, their characteristics were examined. The Kohs Block Design measured their intelligence; the Human Figure Drawing and the Bender-Gestalt tests were used to measure emotional and neurological functioning. The data indicated that their mental health was adeq...

Psychological characteristics of 56 Colombian male street children, aged 7 to 16, were examined from participant observations and results of three psychological tests given the children. The Kohs Block Design measured their intelligence; and the Human Figure Drawing and the Bender Gestalt measured emotional and neurological functioning. The test data showed the sample to be relatively healthy, ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the interaction of temperament and environment and how these impact on the psychological function of street children and non-street children in Eldoret Kenya. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Eldoret town. A Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS-R) a 54 item, factor-analytically-developed self-report instrument that measures nine temperament d...

This mixed-methods study examined barriers to and facilitators of street children's drug use cessation in Eldoret, Kenya utilizing a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions with a community-based sample of street-involved children and youth. The primary objective of this study was to describe factors that may assist or impede cessation of drug use that can be utilized in developing s...