Vameghi M, sajjadi H, Rafiey H, Rashidian A. (2010). Systematic Review of Studies on Street children in Iran in recent Decade: Poverty, a Risk Factor for Becoming A Street child.
refahj.
9(35), 337-378.
URL:
http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-554-en.html
Abstract: (10463 Views)
Objective: Regarding the studies on street children and necessity of evidence
based decision making to use the results of studies and planning for purposive
studies in future seems a priority. This study tries to classify and evaluate these
studies on economic situation of street children in Iran in recent decade
according to their strengths and weaknesses in order to use their results in policy
making and planning for street children.
Method: We used systematic review method in this study. By searching Iranian
and international databases, many universities and related organizations in Iran,
we found 48 researches and after evaluating their quality by a researcher made
quality evaluation form, findings of 40 researches were classified, described and
analyzed.
Findings: Meta analysis (weighted average) of results of studies shows that
90/6% of street children are boys. %82/9 is illiterate or has an education level
under high school. %85 has relationship with their families and %85/3 is come
from families with more than 5 persons. %91/3 of their fathers and %85/5 of
their mothers are illiterate or have under high school education. %80/9 of their
families has incomes less than 1000,000 Rials and about %80/18 of children
have a kind of job. Some results like low family income and education, high
prevalence of working in streets and relationship of most children with their
families reveal Relationship between family poverty and becoming a street child.
Conclusion: The studies reviewed are mainly focused on epidemiologic
properties, etiological factors and outcomes of problem of street children. Studies are mainly descriptive and the rare analytic studies suffer from
methodological problems. Some findings of epidemiological properties of street
children is in coordination with primary percepts regarding them but because of
the few sample size or methodological weaknesses of analytical studies,
obtaining net results about etiological factors, outcomes and interventions’
evaluation is difficult. Although a few analytic studies have focused on
relationship between poverty and becoming street child, according to high
prevalence of economic factors of children and their families, it seems that
poverty is an important factor for becoming street child.
Type of Study:
orginal |
Received: 2011/10/10 | Published: 2010/03/15