BACKGROUND Street children are an increasing problem in Latin America. It is however difficult to estimate the number of children in the street as this is a highly mobile population. AIMS To estimate the number of street children in Aracaju, northeast Brazil, and describe the characteristics of this population. METHODS Three independent lists of street children were constructed from a non-g...

introduction: eating disorder symptoms and social anxiety can be occurring in the same time. also social anxiety is one of the important factors predicting eating disorder symptoms which vary among different cultures and countries. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between eating disorder symptoms and social anxiety in school boys.  materials and methods: this was a cross-...

The most common definition of a street child or youth is “any girl or boy who has not reached adulthood, for whom the street has become her or his habitual abode and/or sources of livelihood, and who is inadequately protected, supervised or directed by responsible adults” (Inter-NGO, 1985). UNICEF defines street children as, “those who are of the street and on the street.” “Children of the stre...

Background: Globally United nations children fund (UNICEF), 2003 Reported that ‘the latest estimate put the numbers of street children as high as 100 million. Preventing drug abuse in street children is big challenge to public health ex-perts. Very few studies have been done on the subject of street children in Tigray. Based on a forum on Street Children study before 10 years back, nearly 18.7%...

This study involved 30 children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD+H), 14 children with attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD-H), and 28 clinic control children, with a mean age of 8.1 years, and utilized an extreme groups methodology. The study tested the hypothesis that the teacher-rated social behavior of ADD-H children would be characterized by social wi...

The phenomenon of street children is generating increasing concern in South Africa. The number of street children has grown because of the current economic hardship in South Africa, increasing levels of violence and widespread family and community disruption. In terms of health, it is clear that street children may be vulnerable to a range of severe risks. The street child's view of health may ...