SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STREET BEGGING AMONG CHILDREN IN SULEJA, NIGER STATE NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study was carried out to examine street begging among children in Suleja Metropolis and the research objectives for this study are to identify the rate of street begging among children in Suleja Metropolis,and also to examine the factors responsible for street begging among children in Suleja Metropolis,and equally to identify the effect of street begging among children in Suleja Metropolis, and finally to explore the various strategies of managing street begging among children in SuejaMetropolis. Several literatures that is related to this study were also reviewed. 133 respondents ( children) within the Sulejas were given questionnaire to fill with the assistance of interpreters to gather data based on the research objectives. One of the conclusions of the study is that indicated poverty, low-self-esteem, religious misunderstanding, and illiteracy are major reasons for street begging among children in Suleja Metropolis and the country at large.