TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Traumatic events among street working boys and matched schoolboys in Duhok
JO  - Acta paediatrica
A1  - Taib, Nezar Ismet
A1  - Ahmad, Abdulbaghi
SP  - 725
EP  - 730
VL  - 108
IS  - 4
N2  - AIM: To elucidate the types and frequencies of traumatic events among street working children in Duhok compared to school children. <br><br>METHODS: The authors compared 100 street working boys (8-16 years old), who were attending a drop-in centre for street working children with 100 age-matched schoolboys in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The following instruments were used: a modified family map (genogram) to identify demographic data and the Harvard-Uppsala Trauma Questionnaire for Children (HUTQ-C) to assess traumatic experiences. <br><br>RESULTS: Street working children showed a significantly higher rate of reporting traumatic events than the control group (96% vs 64%, p<0.001) and higher rates of moderate to severe trauma levels (78% vs 25%, p<0.001). A varying degree of association was found for reporting different traumatic events. The largest effect size was found for torture (OR 28. 4, 95% CI:1.7-486.4) and the smallest for maltreatment/assault (OR 2.7, 95% CI:1.2-5.6). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Street working children are at a higher risk of exposure to traumatic events than school children. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0803-5253
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14530
ID  - ref1
ER  -