TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - A Survey of Street Children in Northern Tanzania: How Abuse or Support Factors May Influence Migration to the Street
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - McAlpine, Kate
A1  - Henley, Robert
A1  - Mueller, Mario
A1  - Vetter, Sebastian
SP  - 26
EP  - 32
VL  - 46
IS  - 1
N2  - In October 2006, a survey was undertaken of youth "on the streets" 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 "street children" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9196-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -