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To assess the socioeconomic status, occupational patterns, family dynamics, and living conditions of street youth in an urban area.

November 19, 2024Child & Youth Services

Socio-Economic, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics of Street Children in an Urban Area of Bangladesh

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MZMohammad Salim ZahangirNoakhali Science and Technology University MZMd. Abu ZahedNational University Bangladesh MNMahmuda Al NeymaNoakhali Science and Technology University

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Observational survey uncovers high illiteracy and informal labor rates in street youth, highlighting strong family cohabitation despite severe poverty.

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To assess the socioeconomic status, occupational patterns, family dynamics, and living conditions of street youth in an urban area.
Cross-sectional survey conducted among street children (N ≈ 300) in an urban area of Bangladesh.
Evaluated educational background, primary income-generating activities, parental survival, and household living arrangements.
Lack of formal education was reported by 42.3% of participants (n = 127), with primary occupations being begging (24.7%, n = 74) and waste-picking/Tokai (23.0%, n = 69).
Most participants maintained family ties (81.0%, n = 243) and had living fathers (66.0%, n = 198); 56.7% (n = 170) resided in slums, where 81.7% (n = 145) cohabited with their families.

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Zahangir et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70462efebe604dd7090eac https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935x.2024.2429652

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Observational survey uncovers high illiteracy and informal labor rates in street youth, highlighting strong family cohabitation despite severe poverty.

Socio-Economic, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics of Street Children in an Urban Area of Bangladesh

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