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A Survey of Street Children in Northern Tanzania: How Abuse or Support Factors May Influence Migration to the Street

McAlpine, Kate ; Henley, Robert ; Mueller, Mario ; Vetter, Stefan

In: Community Mental Health Journal, 2010, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 26-32

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    Titre
    • A Survey of Street Children in Northern Tanzania: How Abuse or Support Factors May Influence Migration to the Street
    Auteur
    • McAlpine, Kate. Mkombozi, Kilimanjaro Road Post Office, P.O. Box 9601, Moshi, Tanzania, East Africa
    • Henley, Robert. Centre for Disaster and Military Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Birchstrasse 3, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Mueller, Mario. Centre for Disaster and Military Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Birchstrasse 3, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Vetter, Stefan. Centre for Disaster and Military Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Birchstrasse 3, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Community Mental Health Journal, 2010, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 26-32. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:310725
    Summary
    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