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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

From: Sexual and physical abuse and its determinants among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

Research tools used

Category of study participants

Number of participants

Sex

Educational level

Marital status

Male

Female

Never been to school

Grade 1–6

Grade 7–8

Single

Informally married

FGD

 FGD 1

On street children

7

7

–

6

1

–

4

3

 FGD 2

9

9

–

7

2

–

7

2

 FGD 3

8

8

–

7

1

–

5

3

 FGD 4

4

–

4

3

1

–

3

1

 

Total

28

24

4

23

5

–

19

9

 FGD 5

Off street children

5

–

5

1

2

2

5

–

 FGD 6

8

8

–

2

5

1

8

–

 

Total

13

8

5

3

7

3

13

–

In-depth interview

On street children

12

9

3

8

3

1

9

3

Off street children

8

5

3

3

3

2

8

–

Total

20

14

6

11

6

3

17

3

  1. A total of 41 discussants participated in FGD: on-street (n = 28) and off-street (n = 13)
  2. A Total of 20 children participated in in-depth interview: On-street (n = 12) and off-street (n = 8)