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ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2019

Population Size Estimates of Street Children in Iran: Synthesis of Multiple Methods.

Meroe Vameghi, Payam Roshanfekr, Delaram Ali, Mehdi Noroozi, Saied Madani, Willi McFarland, Ali Mirzazadeh

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Article in Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Meroe VameghiSocial Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Payam RoshanfekrSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Delaram AliSocial Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi NorooziSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saied MadaniSocial Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Willi McFarlandDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Ali MirzazadehDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. ali.mirzazadeh@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0478-3220

Funding

Int'l Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (ITAPS)R25MH064712 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LINDAN, CHRISTINA P · 2002 to 2018
$3.4M
International Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (ITAPS)R25MH123256 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHRISTINA P LINDAN · 2020 to 2026
$1.8M
NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH064712NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH123256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We used four methods (direct count, indirect count, wisdom of the crowd, and unique object multiplier) to map and estimate the population size of street children in six major cities in Iran in 2017. In aggregate for the six cities, the number of street children was estimated at 5296 (interquartile range [IQR] 4122-7071) using the median of the four methods. This corresponds to a rate of 16.3 (IQR 12.5-24.5) per 10,000 children age 5-18 years old, or 3.2 (IQR 2.4-5.3) per 10,000 total population. The total number for street children in the country is estimated at 26,000 (IQR 20,239-34,719) children. Results can help policy-makers advocate for resources, plan programs, and evaluate the reach of programs for street children. The maps created through the course of the population size estimation exercise can also guide outreach efforts to provide street children with health and social welfare services.

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Population DensityPopulation SurveillanceAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCitiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleHomeless YouthHumansIranMaleIranMappingPopulation size estimationStreet children

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PMID30963510
PMCPMC6890866

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