+1 (629)348-3199Psychosocial problems of street children in foster homes
29th International Conference on Nursing Education and Research
December 05-06, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
K Ramu
RR College of Nursing, India
Scientific Tracks Abstracts : J Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Abstract:
Background: Street life is always challenge for survival not
only for adults but very difficult for children. They live within
the city but are unable to take advantage of the comforts of
urban life. Nurses have a major role in addressing this issue.
This study focused primarily on access to health and education
in street children from different age groups in Tumkur District,
Karnataka, India.
Methods: A survey was conducted on 100 children (aged 4-17
yrs) residing in home-based foster care between Aug 2004 to
Jan 2006 in Tumkur, Karnataka, India.
Statistics: Percentage was calculated to know the difference.
Results: Majority of the samples were from rural area with
68 (68%) participants and remaining 32 (32%) were from
urban area. 30 (30%) were Hindus, 60 (60%) were Christians,
10 (10%) were Muslim and from other religious caste. Among
100 street children, 12 (12%) were in the age group of 6 and
8 years, 14 (14%) were in the age group of 7 and 12 years,
whereas, 17 (17%) were in the age group of 9 years, 22 (22%)
were in the age group of 10 years and 10 (10%) were in the
age group of 11 years. Based on the family system of 100
street children, 60 (60%) were from nuclear families, 32 (32%)
were from joint families and 8 (8%) were from extended
families. Majority of the samples were rarely absent to school
with 15 (15%) participants, 12(12%) were often absent to
school, 8 (8%) were absent very often to school and remaining
65 (65%) were regular to school. The other parameters
considered were no. of children in the family, birth order of
the child, preschool learning, marks percentage, problems
with isolation.
Conclusion: As nurses have a major role in addressing this
issue, they should be trained in planning and implementing
all the basic need a street child needs and work in association
with government and NGO’s.
Biography:
Ramu. K has completed his doctorate in Nursing from National Consortium under Indian Nursing Council (INC) & Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) & Master in Nursing from Mangalore University. He Published nearly 25 research articles both in National & International Journals. He has been invited as a resource person/ speaker by nursing colleges in India. He presented a paper on type 2 diabetes at East Asian Congress On Nursing & Primary Health Care held during May 13th 2019, Tokyo , Japan. He is an Academic Council member & Board of Studies member of RGUHS. He is a Karnataka state Student Nurses Association (SNA) Adviser. He is an Editorial Board Member of RJNS, Nursing Journal, RGUHS. Received best principal award in the year of 2008 on the occasion of International Nurses day. Motivated and inspired by my beloved wife to be a well known academician.
E-mail: ramu5janu@gmail.com
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