The health of the tens of millions of street children globally is understudied. We undertook a
systematic review of the existing quantitative literature regarding the health status of street …

Aims To compile and analyze critically the literature published on street children and
substance use in resource‐constrained settings. Methods We searched the literature …

Objective This study aimed to identify determinant factors of stunting and wasting in street
children ages 5 to 18 y in Northwest Ethiopia. Materials and methods A community-based …

The role that environmental factors play in driving HIV and STI transmission risk among
street-involved youth has not been well examined. We examined factors associated with …

The news of teenagers and even younger children committing ever more serious and violent
crimes continues to shock and baffle. The escalating psychological and social toll of youth …

As studies done by different scholars indicate that the present status of street children is
remarkably insightful, this invites us to systematically review the existing literature by using …

BACKGROUND: Throughout the developing world, children living on urban streets is a
byproduct of economic deprivation. In Lahore, Pakistan, there are an estimated 5,000–7,000 …

The study describes the knowledge of and attitudes toward substance use among street-
involved youth in Kenya, and how they relate to their substance use practices. In 2011, 146 …

Background The prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among street-
involved youth greatly exceed that of the general adolescent population; however, little is …

Background Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and unplanned pregnancy are
high among youth. While the intersection between drug and alcohol use and unprotected …