Abstract:
Background: In this study were the health status and mental condition of street children
where the street child phenomenon is an alarming and escalating worldwide problem.
Street children are maltreated, imprisoned and in some countries killed .Street children as
the offspring of complex contemporary urban environment represents one of our most
serious global challenges .The article investigates the cause of the phenomenon, as well
as the characteristics of street children throughout the world.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to define and quantify the street children
phenomenon in view of finding appropriate solutions to the related problems.
Methodology: It was a prospective study .The study was conducted four different area of
the Dhaka city. The main place was The Kamalapur-railway station, Shahbag, Gulshan-
1,Rampur breeze. Two hundred fifty was collected from different area of Dhaka city.
Result: The primary interest of present study is to descriptive about street children
situation in Dhaka. Two hundred fifty children (Female and male) were selected based on
the simple random sampling. The total two hundred fifty children were involved in the
study .Data was collected via personal and family information from data sheet. Research
finding related to responders, genders, age, educational background, experience as street
child ,father occupation ,guardian, family member and reason for leaving home, type of
work presented by using the frequency distribution and percentage.
Conclusion: From these above study we should find out the overall health status and
mental condition of street children.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
