Table 1. Socio-demographic description of the samples.
| STch | Con | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Tot | 31 | 31 | |
| n. male | 16 | 15 | |
| Age (years) | 7.65 SE 0.30 | 7.77 SE 0.32 | |
| Schooling (years) | 2.55 SE 0.24 | 2.45 SE 0.23 | |
| First Language (%) | Temne | 61.29 | 9.67 |
| Mende | 22.58 | 9.67 | |
| Limba | 9.68 | 35.48 | |
| Krio | 0 | 12.90 | |
| English | 0 | 16.12 | |
| Other | 6.45 | 16.13 | |
| Homeless children (%) | 100 | 0 | |
| Daytime spent on the street (hours) | 8.3 SE 0.26 | 2 SE 0.06 | |
| Night-time spent on the street (hours) | 10.74 SE 0.11 | 0 SE 0.03 | |
| Street-activities (%) | Provide food and shelter | 91 | 0 |
| Work | 89 | 0 | |
| Robberies | 77 | 4.6 | |
| Play | 69.41 | 88 | |
| Health care coverage (%) a | 12 | 87.86 | |
| Access to basic needs (%) b | 20.15 | 96 | |
| Critical life events (%) | Physical Abuse | 50 | 18.6 |
| Sexual Abuse | 18.6 | 0 | |
| Physical & Sexual Abuses | 22 | 0 | |
| Mourning | 86.57 | 46.82 | |
| Presence of an Adult Caregiver (%) | 2 | 100 | |
| Monthly family Income in Leones (%) | <200,000 Le | 100 | 2.43 |
| 200,000–500,000 Le | 0 | 13.58 | |
| 500,000–700,000 Le | 0 | 37.73 | |
| >700,000 Le | 0 | 17.64 | |
| Caregivers' Schooling (years) | - | 5 SE 0.54 | |
| Caregivers' Employment (%) | Full-time salaried jobs c | - | 7.12 |
| Occasional job | - | 23.15 | |
| Trader | - | 25.6 | |
| Driver | - | 12.69 | |
| Artisan | - | 16.02 | |
| Miner | - | 15.42 |
Street-children (STch) and controls (Con) socio-demographic characteristics. Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
a–Health care coverage was defined as children’s access to preventive healthcare (i.e., vaccination, disease screening, malaria protection) and basic disease treatments (i.e., treatment of malaria, fever and diarrhea).
b–Access of basic needs was defined as children’s possibility to obtain adequate food, clean water, clothes and shelter.
c–Full-time salaried jobs comprehend physician, nurse, educator, employee, social worker.