Master of Public Health - MPH / The number of street children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is estimated at
70,000 and it increases each year. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief reported a
75.1% of street boys and 81.1% of street girls report multiple sex partners in DRC, thereby
increasing their risk for transmission. Access to HIV treatment remains one of the challenges for
the street children with HIV/AIDS. A study conducted in Lubumbashi and Kipushi in the
Province of Haut Katanga, found that 78.2% of street children have no access to health care The
District of Katuba as in other local districts in the province, has seen a growing number of street
children in recent years. T
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7660 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | SOMWE, Jean-Jacques |
| Contributors | Mohamed, Suraya |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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