Why do Kenyan children live on the streets? Evidence from a cross-section of semi-rural maternal caregivers.

Autor: Goodman ML; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77551, United States; Sodzo International, Houston, TX 77002, United States. Electronic address: mlgoodman15@gmail.com., Martinez K; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77551, United States., Keiser PH; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77551, United States., Gitari S; Maua Methodist Hospital, Meru County, Kenya., Seidel SE; Sodzo International, Houston, TX 77002, United States; University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, TX 78701, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2017 Jan; Vol. 63, pp. 51-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.018
Abstrakt: Globally, study of factors contributing to the street-migration of the tens of millions of street-involved children focus almost exclusively on children's perspectives. In this study, we assess household and maternal factors associated with street-migration of children through self-report of 1974 randomly selected women in semi-rural Kenya. Contributing new perspectives on this global phenomenon, data show a statistically significant association between increased maternal childhood adversities and street-migration of children (p<0.001). Higher household wealth (p<0.01) and maternal education (p<0.05) were associated with lower odds of street-migration of children. Social support, reporting HIV+, school enrollment of biologically-related children, overall health, reported alcohol use, and functional literacy significantly mediated these pathways. Protecting children from street-migration in the next generation requires reducing childhood adversities in the present generation.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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