The lived experiences of street children in Durban, South Africa: Violence, substance use, and resilience
South African studies have suggested that street children are resilient but also suicidal, engage in unprotected sex and other high risk sexual behaviour as a means of survival, have high rates of substance abuse and are physically abused and stigmatized due to their state of homelessness. However,...
Main Authors: | Frances Hills, Anna Meyer-Weitz, Kwaku Oppong Asante |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/30302/47091 |
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