TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - The prevalence of behavioural problems amongst homeless primary school children in an outer London borough: a feasibility study
JO  - Public health
A1  - Amery, J.
A1  - Tomkins, A.
A1  - Victor, C.
SP  - 421
EP  - 424
VL  - 109
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of behavioural problems amongst homeless primary school-age children in an outer London borough. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of homeless primary school children and permanently housed control children. SETTING: Selected primary schools in an outer London borough. SUBJECTS: Children from non-refugee families officially accepted as homeless by the local authority, and housed controls from the same schools. OUTCOME MEASURE: Rutter behavioural rating scale. RESULTS: Fewer homeless children (38%, 18 of 48) than housed (88%, 50 of 57) were born in the UK, or spoke English at home. Only 19 (40%) of the fathers of homeless children compared with 43 (75%) of housed children's fathers lived with them. Some 49% of homeless children's scores suggested a behavioural problem, compared with 11% of controls. Altogether, 94% of homeless and 100% of housed children were registered with a general practitioner. CONCLUSIONS: High levels of behavioural problems were found in homeless children. With numbers of homeless children expected to rise in the 1990s this finding merits urgent attention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3506
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -