Table 2 Major thematic areas and main categories of in-depth interviews and FGDs of street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

Theme 1: Determinants of being street children

1.1. Death of parents and other relatives

1.2. Searching for work

Theme 2: Context of living on a street

2.1. Sexual practice: Early initiation of sex, coercive sex, transactional sex, heterosexual, bisexual and homosexual sex, nonuse of condom, multiple partners

2.2. Drug use behavior and mental illness

2.3. Involving in income generating activity

2.4. Low knowledge of STIs and HIV

Theme 3: Challenges of living on a street

3.1. Lack of basic needs, social isolation and lack of safety and security

3.2. Being out of school