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Direct linkPreece, David; Murray, Jane; Rose, Richard; Zhao, Yu; Garner, Philip – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Data were collected from heads of households across Bhutan to gain insights regarding children with disabilities up to 18 years in Bhutan. Fieldwork was conducted by local enumerators, trained by researchers from the UK who analysed and interpreted the data. Results indicate that whilst there are largely positive attitudes towards children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Children, Adolescents
Ruiz-Casares, Monica – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
In settings highly affected by HIV/AIDS, households headed by children may result from strained family relations, poverty, and stigma associated with the disease. Understanding local systems and dynamics of support is essential to planning comprehensive models of care. This study measured size and composition of the support and conflict networks…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Social Networks
Download full textOgden, Cynthia L.; Lamb, Molly M.; Carroll, Margaret D.; Flegal, Katherine M. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2010
In 2007-2008 almost 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years were obese. Childhood obesity often tracks to adulthood and, in the short run, childhood obesity can lead to psychosocial problems and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance or diabetes. Studies have suggested that…
Descriptors: Obesity, Socioeconomic Status, Children, Adolescents
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 2002
Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this report compares the situation of children in American Samoa to children's situations in neighboring territories and the nation overall. Between 1999-2000, the number of children in American Samoa increased 24 percent, while the increase was only 14 percent nationwide during the past decade. In 2000, 45 percent of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Child Welfare, Children
Mather, Mark – 2002
Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this report compares the situation of children in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to children's situations in neighboring territories and the nation overall. Between 1990-2000, the number of children in the Northern Mariana Islands increased 49 percent, while the number increased nationwide by only 14…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Child Welfare, Children
Cohen, Craig; Hendler, Noah – 1997
The genocide in Rwanda has resulted in that country having many child-headed households. This unusual phenomenon has set Rwanda apart from its neighboring countries. This book of photographic portraits and stories of Rwandan children and adolescents in families living without adult support or supervision conveys the complexity and diversity of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Children
