Street Children in Nairobi: Gender Differences in Mental Health

Aptekar, Lewis; Ciano-Federoff, Lynda M.

doi:10.1002/cd.23219998505

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“…A plausible explanation may be that boys become independent from an earlier age and girls are taught to cope with poverty while staying at home. 12,13 Scanlon et al 14 have opined that the gender difference may be because of alternative strategies open to girls such as mothering younger siblings, domestic employment and prostitution. Traditionally, our girls tend to be involved in domestic child labour as househelps.…”

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Socio - demographic characteristics of child street vendors in Nnewi, Nigeria

Ugochukwu¹,

Okeke²,

Onubogu³

et al. 2012

Nig. J. Paed.

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The parents of all the subjects were of low socioeconomic status.Trading was taking place during school hours for financial gains of the family. As many as 42.9% of the subjects had completed primary education: 89 (60.5%) had completely dropped out of school for varying periods. Nine girls (6.1%) had been sexually abused and 46 children (32.7%) had at sometime lost their earnings to robbers. Majority (79.6%) aspired to higher education if given the opportunity. Conclusion: Many parents in the low socioeconomic groups still keep their children out of school to work and help boost the family income. It is recommended that legislation be made against children trading during school hours.

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Socio - demographic characteristics of child street vendors in Nnewi, Nigeria

Ugochukwu¹,

Okeke²,

Onubogu³

et al. 2012

Nig. J. Paed.

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“…Thus, the young are still accommodated within the family dwelling place. In contrast, some studies have reported that street children have little contact with their families 12,13 . However our observation of street children still living with their parents is similar to a finding among a sample of street and working children in Addis Ababa which reported that at least 95% had regular contacts with their families 10 .…”

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Socio-demographic characteristics of street children in rural communities undergoing urbanization

Owoaje¹,

Adebiyi²,

Asuzu³

2011

Ann. Ibadan Postgrad. Med.

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Background: The concept of the street child in rural communities has received little attention. This study describes the sociodemographic characteristics of the street children found in a group of rural communities.Method: This descriptive study is nested in a cross sectional analytical study of street children in a group of rural communities undergoing urbanization. A cluster sample of street children as defined by the United Nations was taken in the seven chosen political wards.Results: Majority of the street children (88.9%) were within the age group 15-17 years with more males (58.3%) than females (41.7%). Up to 64.7% had attained secondary level education while only 3.9% had no formal education. A high percentage, (61.4%) were still attending school and 15.8% had no work. Of those who work on the streets, being an apprentice (16.4%), petty trading (15.0%), part-time driving (9.5%) and car washing (5.0%) were the commonest types of work. Of those still schooling, 41.6% had no form of part-time work on the streets. None of the street children lived on the street with 65% still living with parents. However, 75% had been involved in the street life for 1-2 years with a median time of 2 years. More than 30% of their parents work outside town.Conclusion: The street child in rural communities differs from the urban perception which often has to do with those living rough and existing outside the family framework. More studies would be needed on the driving factors for street life in rural communities undergoing urbanization.

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“…This study investigated experiences of child street vendors in San Cristóbal de Las Casas from a socio‐cultural perspective in order to detail some aspects of street work and the value matches and mismatches children experience beyond the usual stereotypes, which depict girls working on the street as inevitably lost and interrupted in their development and socialisation as indigenous women (see Aptekar & Ciano‐Federoff, ).…”

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Maya children working in the streets: Value mismatches from the village to the street setting

Tovote

Maynard

2018

Int J Psychol

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In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, a large number of indigenous Maya people have relocated from their villages to an urban centre where many families, especially mothers and children, work as street vendors. We were interested in the typical cultural expectations for the development of Maya girls, the ways that these expected patterns were interrupted by street work, and the ways that girls and families dealt with this novel situation. In order to provide a more complete picture, we compared the daily experiences of girls who work on the street with those of their male counterparts and with the routines of girls who lived in traditional, rural settings. Our data include ethnographic observations and a census (N = 250–300), informal chats (N = 250–300), and semi‐structured interviews with children (N = 51) and adults (N = 25). Using Greenfield's theory of social change and development, we found a coexistence of value matches and mismatches. These addressed adherence to tradition versus embracing ethnic variety and innovation valued in money‐based market economies and collective responsibility versus individual choice and expression. This mix of values occurred in the domains of gender roles for work, motivation for street work, leisure time, and schooling.

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Street Children in Nairobi: Gender Differences in Mental Health

Cited by 33 publications

References 10 publications

Socio - demographic characteristics of child street vendors in Nnewi, Nigeria

Socio - demographic characteristics of child street vendors in Nnewi, Nigeria

Socio-demographic characteristics of street children in rural communities undergoing urbanization

Maya children working in the streets: Value mismatches from the village to the street setting

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