International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic conditions of street children: The case of Shashemene Town, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Issa Hassen
  • Issa Hassen
  • Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Madda Walabu University, P. O. Box 246, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.
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Madelyn R. Mañus
  • Madelyn R. Mañus
  • Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 November 2018
  •  Published: 31 December 2018

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