March 2015

Mental health problems of street children in residential care in Zambia: Special focus on prediction of psychiatric conditions in street children

This study aims to find out mental health problems and examine their role in prediction of psychiatric conditions in street children in residential care. Five (5) street children residential centres in Lusaka District, as well as a cross-section of street children (74) in residential care aged between 7 and 17 years were used for this study. Overall, 74 (68 males and 6 females) children in residential care were at risk...

Author(s): Mwiya Liamunga Imasiku and Serah Banda