A cross-sectional survey among 654 female street adolescents and a qualitative study among 32rnmale street adolescents were undeltaken to determine the magnitude of rape, attempted rape andrnits consequences, to describe life skills of escaping the attempt and to describe attitudes of malernstreet ado lescents towards rape in Addis Ababa. The quantitative study revealed that thernprevalence of rape among female street adolescents in the last 3 months was 15.6%, (using therndefinition ofrape as the penile penetration of the vagina), attempted rape 20.4% and unwelcomernkiss 16.4%. The most popular way of escaping the attempt was yelling, l'luming, negotiating, andrnfighting back. Raping a girl in the street as reported by the male focus group study was used as arnmeans of penalizing a girl for adultery or for refusing a sexual advance. The boys report showedrnthat the girls are blamed for their victimization, as "being in the wrong place at the wrong time"rnand being provocative by talking in a sexual maImer. Rape was significantly associated withrnliving alone and low self-esteem of girls due to early childhood sexual abuse. Unwantedrnpregnancy, abortion, STDs, and psychological, problems were reported to prevail asrnconsequence of rape. After their victimization 80% of the victims did not report the event tornlegal bodies. Awareness of street girls towards contraceptive use and STDs were significantlyrnassociated with increase in age. This study has showed girls in the street are at a higher ri sk ofrnrape and its consequences. It is recommended that though tackling the root cause i.e., streetismrnis a long-term issue, establishing a rape crisis center in health institutions with standard STDsrntreatment and cOlll1seling service, wide spread public education, law protection, training of lifernskills in protecting girls from rape, night shelter for girls are some of the many to be lIl1dertaken.rnFmther more a longitudinal study on the impacts of childhood sexual abuse is recommended.rnv