BACKGROUND The nature of continuous exposure to the street and its associated life-styles make street children vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. AIMS The aim of the present study is to study some social factors of street children in Guwahati city and to ascertain the substance use behavior of the street children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A population based cross-sectional study ...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this cross-sectional survey were to examine the prevalence, type and intensity of abuse in street children in Jaipur city, India. METHOD Based on purposive random sampling, 200 street children, inclusive of equal number of boys and girls, were selected from the streets of Jaipur city, India, and administered an in-depth interview schedule which included five areas of abu...

Background: The nature of continuous exposure to the street and its associated life‐styles make street children vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. Aims: The aim of the present study is to study some social factors of street children in Guwahati city and to ascertain the substance use behavior of the street children. Subjects and Methods: A population based cross‐sectional study c...

Street children refer to a vulnerable population of children and adolescents / youth for whom the street has become home and/or source of income for their as well as their family’s survival [1,2]. On a worldwide scale, a remarkable rise in the number of street children has been detected, as evidenced by the recent estimates which suggest that within the range of 100-150 million children are eit...

The article reviews the literature on street children and points out why there are street children in certain cultures and not in others. The reasons for their existence are related to poverty, abuse, and modernizing factors. Street children are defined and distinguished from working and refugee children. Details about the family structure of street children are given. How the children cope and...

Ensuring the health of street-involved children is a growing public health challenge. These children are vulnerable, neglected, and rarely a priority for basic service providers and governments. Sizable populations of street-involved children are present in major urban areas worldwide and current trends in urbanization suggest these populations will grow in the coming years. Although migration ...

INTRODUCTION Street children and youth are at risk of getting engaged in different behaviors including risky sexual behavior, which adversely affects their development and health. The aim of this study was to examine sexual behavior of street children and youth, and the risks and consequences associated with sexual behavior. MATERIAL AND METHODS A pilot study was conducted on a sample of 50 u...