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Ecological Approach to Childhood in South Africa: An Analysis of the Contextual Determinants
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De Wet, Nicole; Osman, Ruksana – Perspectives in Education, 2018
In South Africa, the educational attainment of African children has been a focal point of policy and research since the end of apartheid in 1994. Individual and policy-level determinants of child development and educational outcomes have been exhaustively investigated. A less researched perspective is the role of community and household…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, Family Characteristics
Stunting in Children (0-59 Months): What Is the Current Trend in South Africa?
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Dukhi, Natisha; Sartorius, Benn; Taylor, Myra – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Background: Stunting continues to affect young children as a global nutritional disorder. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence, associated risk factors and spatial clustering for stunting in a disadvantaged South African District. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional weighted survey of households was conducted in the iLembe…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Incidence
Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa: Sensitivity to the Choice of Equivalence Scale and an Updated Profile
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Streak, Judith Christine; Yu, Derek; Van der Berg, Servaas – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper offers evidence on the sensitivity of child poverty in South Africa to changes in the adult equivalence scale (AES) and updates the child poverty profile based on the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/06. Setting the poverty line at the 40th percentile of households calculated with different AESs the scope and composition of child…
Descriptors: Poverty, Profiles, Child Welfare, Children
Raising Children in a Global Village: Lessons from South Africa
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Allsopp, Merle – Child & Youth Services, 2011
The title of this presentation speaks to the contradictory notion of the "global village" and the great benefits associated with the sharing of knowledge--a key advantage to our shared globalized context. This "Commentary" seeks to articulate some of the lessons being discovered in South Africa related to children, families and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Global Approach, Telecommunications
Household Budgets as a Social Indicator of Poverty and Inequality in South Africa
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Martins, Johan H. – Social Indicators Research, 2007
In the absence of a universally accepted method of calculating poverty, household expenditure can be used to provide an indication of inequality of wealth and serve as an indicator of poverty. Household expenditure comprises expenditure of private households on goods and services, irrespective of their durability. The portion of household budgets…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Poverty, Family Income, Definitions
South African Adolescents: Pathways to Risky Sexual Behavior
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Brook, David W.; Morojele, Neo K.; Zhang, Chenshu; Brook, Judith S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study tested a developmental model of pathways to risky sexual behavior among South African adolescents. Participants comprised 633 adolescents, 12-17 years old, recruited from households in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using in-person interviews. Topics included adolescents' sexual behaviors, household poverty levels, vulnerable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship