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Background: This study was carried out in Şanlıurfa province as a descriptive type as to determine the health conditions of children working and not working on streets. Materials and Methods: The sample population of the study is the 52 working children and 50 non-working children constituted the sample of 102 high school students. The data were collected with data collection forms and SYBD II (Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour Scale-II) Scale face to face. For the analysis of the data descriptive statistics of percent, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum values were used. Independent T-Test and ANOVA were conducted as the correlation tests. Results: While the total average score of working children from the SYBD II scale was 110±26.4, it was observed that the same score for non-working children was 122±25,1 (p<0.05). Children working in nutrition, which is the sub-dimension of healthy lifestyle behaviour scale, received 17.8 ± 5.3, while children who did not work received 20 ± 5 (p<0.05). Children working from the spiritual development sub-dimension received 22 ± 5.6, while children not working received 24.1 ± 4.9 (p <0.05). It was observed that working children show more negative health behaviours as the number of siblings increased in terms of spiritual development (p<0,05). In the light of these results, it has been found out that the health conditions of working children are worse than those of non-working children. The health conditions of children are affected by gender, age, education of parents, number of siblings, and family style. Nursing initiatives may be suggested to improve the living conditions and health conditions of these children. Conclusion: In this case, non-working children's health behaviours were higher (better) than working children. It was found that important factors affecting health status affect gender, age and school loving status.