Despite the absence of research - based information, it seems that the incidence trend of running away in Iranian girls has increased in last years. Although the running away is not equivalent the occurrence of survival sex, it should be considered as a serious impact of tuning away in girls. So, the researchers and decision - makers in the field of prostitution should pay a special attention to this sub group of population. This paper as a part of "A survey on runaway girls project", presents some related aspects of survival sex Such as the pattern of sexual contacts, simultaneous behavioral problems, utilization pattern of health services, psychological problems and knowledge, attitude and practice about prevention of AIDS. The methods consists of a survey on 110 subjects anti FGD technique in 4 groups. About half of the subjects had been experienced the. survival sex after running away from home. 60 percent of this cases had been experienced it during first week after running away. The accessibility of subjects to health services was insufficient. They had low level of knowledge, inappropriate attitude and unacceptable practice about prevention of AIDS. Finally, in this paper the principle of preventive strategies are discussed and some research subjects in the field of survival sex in runaway girls are suggested.

Objective: The planning for prevention and control of the wives running away from home needs the evidence-based information about its complex bio-psycho-social causality network at the family, husband home and the community levels. This article aims to present a survey on psychosocial factors of running away from home among a sample of Iranian wives. Method: This research is based on a survey on 31 cases and deep interviews with 8 cases in the 9 centers of Welfare Organization and Prisons during 8 months consecutive sampling. Findings: The most run away wives were exposed to domestic violence and a weak network of social support. They felt depression, anxiety, sense of isolation and powerless. They had low access to the valuable resources at the family and they mostly Show extroverted and neurotic personality. Results: The problem of wives running away from home is the consequence of a complex psychosocial causality network and needs more analytical study and strengthening of supportive social organizations and improving the women knowledge about their capabilities and social rights.

Objectives: Among adolescents and young adults, the phenomenon of running away from the home environment has been associated with a variety of factors such as poverty, violence, discrimination, and limited access to social resources. The long-term consequences are by no means confined to the individual and are likely to have an impact on the society as well. This research uses a causative-experimental model to determine the social and psychologic factors that cause adolescent and young girls to runaway from homes. Methods: Our research included both qualitative studies (6 in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions) and a population-based case-control methodology with 281 cases and 250 controls. The cases were drawn from State penitentiaries and rehabilitation centers run by the Welfare Organization. Controls were chosen from the general population of girls in ten different provinces of Iran. Findings: Factors leading girls to run away from home include inequities in access to resources, absence of parents or competent caregivers, divorce, lack of a social support network, abuse and violence, rejection and neglect by the family, inadequate adaptation skills, social dependence, feelings of powerlessness, and lack of established norms of behavior. These social factors have major interactions with such psychologic variables as locus of control and emotion-seeking behavior. Results: Lack of cohesion at community level is associated with a wide range of communicative, normative and distributive abnormalities. Most runaway girls are victims of inequitable access to social and economic resources, a feature closely related to distributive inequalities within the community at large. Poor communication - indicating an absence of supportive relationships- is related to defects in the structure and function of the social milieu and often creates feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and social alienation. Within the person's immediate surroundings, defective social and emotional bonds often lead to a lack of cohesion at the family level. This situation is results from the absence of normative rules or, in other words, the absence of effective social regulation and leads to a state of intense confusion and stress. It must be remembered that poor emotional ties within the family can lead to poor adaptation and coping in the social environment. Hence, defective social integration and reluctance to conform to the social norms are two aspects of the same process their end result is a lack of social commitment. Theoretically, it might be stated that the various problems facing runaway girls are the result of a broad range of social defects at distributive, communicative, and normative levels and these defects in turn reflect poor cohesion within the larger community.