Street children of Juarez: a field study

Lusk, Mark W.; Peralta, Felipe da Silva; Vest, Gerald W.

doi:10.1177/002087288903200406

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“…Lalor (1999), on the other hand, found that the majority of her sample of street children were unhappy with their move to the streets. However, about 20% of street children (compared to 12% of slum children) reported that they sometimes needed to steal food to eat, and about 35-40% of all children reported feeling threatened at times, which is consistent with the findings of others (Felsman, 1981;Karrar et al, 1993;Lalor, 1999;Lusk et al, 1989;Rizzini and Lusk, 1995). Similar to the children studied by Campos et al (1994), however, the street children in the present study were less likely than slum children to feel they had a safe refuge when they felt threatened.…”

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“…Thus, although difficult and dangerous at times, street life was still viewed as preferable to life at home for most of these children. It is thus not surprising that the break with their families was complete for most children, with few maintaining contact with their families, and even fewer reporting that they provided any money to their family, which differs from the findings of others (Aptekar, 1989;Baker et al, 1997;Felsman, 1981;Lusk et al, 1989;Wright et al, 1993).…”

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Growth and health status of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Greksa

Naganuma

Islam

et al. 2006

American J Hum Biol

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of street life on the growth and health status of poor children who live and work full-time on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh (street children), independent of the effects of poverty. This was accomplished by comparing 142 street children with 150 poor children who live and work on the streets of Dhaka but who return to their families at night (slum children). Children between 7-14 years old were recruited at locales where street and slum children are typically found. Weight and upper arm circumference did not differ significantly between street and slum children (P > 0.05), but energy reserves, as assessed by skinfolds, were significantly larger in street than in slum children (P < 0.05). There was no wasting in either street or slum children. Although the majority of children in both groups were stunted and underweight, there were no significant differences between groups (P > 0.05). The prevalence of disease symptoms tended to be slightly higher in street children than in slum children, but few of the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). These data do not support the contention that street children are a particularly high-risk group. The greater-than-expected growth and health status of street children, compared to other poor children, may be due to biologically fitter children being more likely to permanently move to the streets and/or to remain on the streets once the move has been made.

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Growth and health status of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Greksa

Naganuma

Islam

et al. 2006

American J Hum Biol

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“…The predominance of boys (83% in a study in Juarez, Mexico; Lusk, Peralta, & Vest, 1989) is particularly striking because in many cultures girls are more likely to be abandoned and abused than are boys (Korbin, 1981). The most common claim for finding fewer girls in the streets has been that they are taken off the streets to become prostitutes (Agnelli, 1986;Nixon, 1991;Tacon, 1981a;UNICEF, 1986).…”

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Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition

Aptekar

1994

Cross-Cultural Research

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“…For example , Felsman, 1981;Aptekar, 1988;Valverde and Lusk, 1989;Lusk, Peralta & Vest, 1989;Connolly, 1990;Glauser, 1990;Lucchini, 1993aLucchini, , 1993bLucchini, , 1994aLucchini, , 1994band Green, 1997. Work on a more global level includes Agnelli, 1986, Boyden, 1991and Ennew, 1994.…”

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Street children: a comparative perspective

Lalor¹

1999

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Street children of Juarez: a field study

Cited by 20 publications

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Growth and health status of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Growth and health status of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition

Street children: a comparative perspective

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