Citation

Martins SB, Ebrahim GJ. J. Trop. Pediatr. 1995; 41(1): 43-46.

Affiliation

Hospital Escola Sao Francisco de Assis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7723129

Abstract

A study of female street children using qualitative methodology revealed a family background of poverty, neglect, and violence as key factors in girls taking to the streets. Lack of any form of services, either social or medical, which could provide a safety net around dysfunctioning families was striking. The role of Maternal and Child Health Services in addressing the problem of street children is discussed.

Language: en