Why do Kenyan children live on the streets? Evidence from a cross-section of semi-rural maternal caregivers. (January 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Why do Kenyan children live on the streets? Evidence from a cross-section of semi-rural maternal caregivers. (January 2017)
- Main Title:
- Why do Kenyan children live on the streets? Evidence from a cross-section of semi-rural maternal caregivers
- Authors:
- Goodman, Michael L.
Martinez, Kelli
Keiser, Philip H.
Gitari, Stanley
Seidel, Sarah E. - Abstract:
- Abstract: 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.
- Is Part Of:
- Child abuse & neglect. Volume 63(2017)
- Journal:
- Child abuse & neglect
- Issue:
- Volume 63(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 63, Issue 2017 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- 2017
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0063-2017-0000
- Page Start:
- 51
- Page End:
- 60
- Publication Date:
- 2017-01
- Subjects:
- Adverse childhood experiences -- Intergenerational transmission of risk -- Maternal education -- Kenya -- Street-migration -- Street-involved children
Child abuse -- Periodicals
362.76 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01452134/ ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.018 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0145-2134
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