Life Experiences of Children Living on Streets in Kenya: from the Pot into the Fire

Emily Chepngetich Sitienei; Jace Pillay

doi:10.1007/s40653-018-0226-8

Life Experiences of Children Living on Streets in Kenya: from the Pot into the Fire

Emily Chepngetich Sitienei, Jace Pillay

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This qualitative study explored life experiences of children living on the streets in Eldoret, Kenya. A total of 15 children (males = 60% and females = 40%; aged 6 to 18 years) took part in the study. The authors thematically analyzed data collected through individual interviews to explore life at their homes which resulted in them living on the streets and life on the streets itself. Implications are further discussed, and the authors propose that affirmative action is needed to strengthen families so that children could be rescued from the streets and be reintegrated into their families.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	201-209
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0226-8
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2019

Keywords

Children
Kenya
Life experiences
Living
Street

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Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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