@article{ref1,
title="A Survey of Street Children in Northern Tanzania: How Abuse or Support Factors May Influence Migration to the Street",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2010",
author="McAlpine, Kate and Henley, Robert and Mueller, Mario and Vetter, Sebastian",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="26-32",
abstract="In October 2006, a survey was undertaken of youth &quot;on the streets&quot; in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania (n = 1,923). The question of interest was if street children who live on streets full-time differ concerning reports of abuse and support, compared to reports of children who are only part-time on the streets, and to children who don't self-identify as &quot;street children&quot; at all. Results show full-time street children reporting significantly more abuse than part-time counterparts, or children who were not street children (mean difference = -1.44, P < .001). Concerning support scores, non-street children and part-time street children reported significantly more support from their family than full-time street children (mean difference = 1.70, P < .001). This information identifies possible reasons why vulnerable children migrate to live on the streets in the urban areas, and contributes to the limited literature and data on this subject.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-009-9196-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9196-5"
}