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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 51-60 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Volume | 63 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Intergenerational transmission of risk
- Kenya
- Maternal education
- Street-involved children
- Street-migration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health