Research Article
A Qualitative Study of Georgian Youth Who Are on the Street or Institutionalized
Table 6
Study 2 free list responses, problems of children on the street, all centers (
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| Q. What are the problems of children who spend time on the street? | Number reporting |
| Begging | 26 | Are needy/poor | 25 | Don't have parents, or relatives/orphan | 22 | Sniff glue/toxic mania | 21 | Don't have a house | 19 | Have a desire to steal to satisfy their wishes | 17 | Kid wants to be free | 14 | Hunger | 14 | Parents force them to be in the street | 11 | Misbehave | 9 | Lack the warmth/attention of parents | 9 | Beating | 8 | Cannot get along with parents/relationship problems | 8 | Don't have friends/laughed at | 7 | Study problems | 6 | Problems of clothes | 6 | Smoking cigarettes | 6 | Alcoholic parent | 5 | When parents are far away | 5 | Are ashamed of begging | 4 | Leave home stealthily (run away without permission) | 4 | Health problems | 4 | Parents make them beg | 4 |
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