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. 2022 Mar 18;17(3):e0265601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265601

Table 3. Explored reasons forcing street children to live in the street in Harar, eastern Ethiopia, 2021.

SN Theme Categories Sub categories Codes
1 Management issue Budgeting Budget to solve problem B inadequate financial support
B lack of budget
Workers incentive W many workers were turned over
W workers are discouraging
Supervision Assessment A there was no assessment done yet
A we don’t have exact data of s. children
Transparency T communication gap among stakeholders
T lack of transparencies among workers
2 Stakeholders Supporting agents NGO /volunteers agencies V rehabilitation center but inadequate
V focus on supporting food and cloths only
Governmental agencies G lack of transparency among workers
G lack of taking responsibility to solve a problem
G every one should do something
Family-related factors Father/ mother in low F Loss of family is one factor to live street
F Father and mother in law also the factor
Low-income family I Lack support in food, shelter, cloth, and school
I They complain to have food and money
Lack of awareness Aw lack of awareness on family planning
Aw an illiterate families /carelessness
Society related Attitude A Lack of Attention towards S children
A society should discourage substance use first
Participation P every one should do something but not yet
P there is inadequate participation among society
3 The lifestyle and health conditions of street children The behavior of street children’s Unwillingness U street children disobey their family advice
U unwilling to return to their family
Substance use S Usage of an addictive substance, Use benzenes
S Escaped from rehabilitation centers due to craving
Health related issue Sexual violence S Sexual violence
Unprotected sex
S Childbearing age females mostly use implant
Disease D they use unclean food from dirty tankers
D They mostly affected by communicable disease
Accident Ac Raped
Ac Traffic accident