<p> Additional file 1. Presentation of qualitative data with themes and sub-themes by catego ry of</p><p> children</p><p>Abandoned children Children living on street with Children working on</p><p> family street and returning to</p><p> family at night</p><p>Theme 1: Knowledge on STIs/HIV</p><p>Sub-theme: Knowledge about STIs and HIV/AIDS</p><p>Name of STDs Itching, soreness Itching, soreness Itching </p><p>Transmission Through sex act, taking Through sex act, taking Through sex act, taking</p><p> injecting drug, through injecting drug, washing injecting drug, through</p><p> mothers to child, through kitchen materials with mothers to child </p><p> blood transfusion, having polluted water </p><p> food in a common plate, </p><p> using a common tooth, brush</p><p> together, kissing </p><p>Sub-theme: Knowledge about condom-use</p><p>What is condom Potka Potka Potka </p><p>Child’s playing materials Child’s playing materials Child’s playing materials </p><p>Where available Pharmacy ,shop, open fields Dustbins, drains, open fields, Pharmacy, dustbins, </p><p> pharmacy/shop drains, health worker</p><p>(condom apa), </p><p> sex worker, shop </p><p>Usefulness Sexual intercourse, prevent Sexual intercourse, prevent Sexual intercourse, pregnancy, prevent disease, pregnancy, prevent disease, prevent pregnancy, </p><p> easy to have sex easy to have sex prevent disease </p><p>Sources of Peers, health worker Peers, sex workers, health Peers, health worker information (Condom Apa) worker (Condom Apa) (Condom Apa), DIC staff,</p><p> relatives DIC staff </p><p>Theme 2: Risky and other behaviours</p><p>Sub-theme: Sexual behavior</p><p>Type of sex Vaginal, anal, oral Vaginal, anal, oral Vaginal, anal, oral</p><p>Sexual partners Adult street people, peers, Adult street people, peers, Peers, Hijra, street-</p><p> vendors, drivers/helpers, sex worker/Hijra, street Hijra, sex workers, local sex workers, security vendors, koolis, mastan, relatives guards, police driver/helpers, rickshaw-</p><p> pullers </p><p>Sub-theme: Use of condom</p><p>Cause of not Less pleasure, bigger size Less pleasure, bigger size Less pleasure, bigger size using condom </p><p>Sub-theme: Healthcare-seeking behavior</p><p>Types of Fever/cold/cough, Fever/cold/cough,typhoid Fever/cold/cough, sickness that sore/ulcer,typhoid, sore/ulcer, dirrehoea, typhoid, sore/ulcer, street children dirrehoea, itching, dirrhoea, abdominal itching, abdominal suffered abdominal pain/headache, pain/headache, jaundice, pain/headache,</p><p> anaemia conjunctivitis jaundice ,conjunctivitis, </p><p> injured in anal and virginal</p><p> route, asthma, dog bite,</p><p> white discharge </p><p>Behaviour Did nothing (wait for natural Did nothing (wait for natural Did nothing (wait for regarding cure) cure) natural cure) healthcare- seeking</p><p>Places of Visited local pharmacies, Visited local pharmacies, Visited local pharmacies, treatment NGO clinic, hospital, NGO clinic, hospital, icddr,b NGO clinic, hospital, icddr,b icddr,b hospital hospital hospital, </p><p> traditional healers (herbalist,</p><p> spiritualist) </p><p>Sub-Theme: Drug abuse</p><p>Types of drug Dandy, Ganja, Chakki, Heroin Dandy, Ganja, Chakki Dandy, Ganja, Chakki used by street- Injection children</p><p>Way of being Instigated by peers, friends, Instigated by peers, friends, Instigated by peers, addicted adult males, drivers/helpers, adult males, drivers/helpers, friends, adult males,</p><p> local big brothers local big brothers drivers/helpers, local big</p><p> brothers Sub-Theme: Injecting drugs</p><p>Way of being Peers/Friends addicted</p><p>Preferred part Vein, muscles of body </p><p>Theme 3: Living conditions</p><p>Sub-Theme: Mental harassment</p><p>Type of Mental, physical, sexual, Mental, physical, sexual, Mental, physical, sexual, harassment economic economic economic </p><p>Harassment by Employers, police/guards, Employers, police/guards, Employers, police/guards,</p><p> passersby, aged people, passersby, aged people, passersby, aged people, </p><p> peers, nastans, vangari peers, nastans, vangari peers, nastans, vangari</p><p> dokanders, aged drug- dokanders, aged drug- dokanders, aged drug-</p><p> addicted people, ricksha- addicted people, ricksha- addicted people, ricksha-</p><p> pullers, DIC staff, pullers, DIC staff, pullers, DIC staff, </p><p> labourer (kooli), vegetable labourer (kooli), vegetable labourer (kooli),</p><p> hawkers, drivers/helpers hawkers, drivers/helpers vegetable hawkers,</p><p> drivers/helpers </p><p>Sub-Theme: Threats of violence</p><p>Type of threats Sexually harassed /raped Sexually harassed /Raped Sexually harassed</p><p>/Raped </p><p>Raped by Adult street- dwellers, Peers Adult street- dwellers, Peers Adult street- dwellers,</p><p>Peers Employers, Mastans, Employers, Mastans, Divers/helpers, Divers/helpers, Guards/Ansars Employers, Mastans,</p><p>Guards/Ansars Divers/helpers, Brokers/Pip, Shopkeepers Guards/Ansars Brokers/Pip, Shopkeepers NGO staff, Rickshaw puller Brokers/Pip, Shopkeepers NGO staff, Rickshaw puller </p><p>NGO staff, Rickshaw</p><p> puller </p><p>Sub-Theme: Activities at leisure time</p><p>Spending leisure Peers, adult males/females Peers Peers time with</p><p>Leisure place Airport, mazar, park, cinema Mazar, park, cinema hall, Mazar, park. cinema hall,</p><p> hall, zoo , DIC, station, zoo . station, zoo , station, stadium employer’s house video shop DIC. lonely place, local shop</p><p>Activities during Watching movie,watching TV, Watching movie,watching TV, Watching movie, leisure singing/dancing, playng playng carom, loudu, video Watching TV, games, </p><p> carom, loudu, video games, games, choti (pornography), video games, choti choti (pornography), taking taking drug, (pornography), taking drug, swimming games( Naikka muttia, cricket, drug </p><p> boici, etc)</p>