title: The frequency of sexual abuse and depression in a sample of street children of one of deprived districts of Tehran.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of sexual abuse and depression among street children who live in a deprived district of Tehran. The researchers used the K-SADS questionnaire and a clinical interview were used to evaluate depression and sexual abuse in 87 street children in Tehran. Eighteen (20.9%) of the children had been sexually abused. Depressed children were 3.2 times more likely to be sexually abused than non-depressed children. Furthermore, 26 girls (86.7%) and 27 boys (48.2%) suffered from depression. The frequency of depression demonstrated a significant association with the father's or breadwinner's history of imprisonment or unemployment. Interventional programs providing education and support should be implemented for street children.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. dr_ahmadkhaniha@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ahmadkhaniha
authors.forename: Seyed Vahid
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shariat
authors.forename: Sharif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torkaman-nejad
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hoseini Moghadam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data