Essays about: "child survival"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 essays containing the words child survival.

  1. 21. Macroeconomic Conditions and Infant Mortality in Ethiopia: A Survival Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Edris Hussein Seid; [2012]
    Keywords : Infant Mortality; Macroeconomic Conditions; Survival Analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study seeks to analyze the impact of macroeconomic condition on infant survival in Ethiopia using Demographic & Health Survey data with macro variables (GDP & inflation). It also seeks to explore the underlying other micro determinants of infant mortality applying survival analysis. READ MORE

  3. 22. Ugandan Teachers’ Training College People’s Perceptions of Children Rights to Participation. An Interview Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Pedagogik

    Author : Alexandra Jaegers; [2012]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Space of Action; Organizational Development; Democratical Method Approach in School; CSCSM-program; Participation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This empirical study focuses on the SIDA-sponsored program The Child Rights, Classroom and School Management (CRCSM) –program, resting upon the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This study has been concerned with the perceptions of the contents, implementation as well as the effect of the CRCSM-program in Nakaseke Primary Teachers’ College, Uganda. READ MORE

  4. 23. Life at risk : hazardous child labour within agriculture in Sialkot, Pakistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Muhammad Amjad Nawaz; [2012]
    Keywords : child labour; working condition; child labour laws in Pakistan;

    Abstract : The issue of child labor and hazardous work is a reality in many developing countries including Pakistan. With its high population density, mostly in the rural areas, a majority of the households engage in activities that are geared towards survival without considering the negative implications. READ MORE

  5. 24. Young, Alone and Struggling to Grow - Experiences among Independent Child Migrants at the Urban Destination of Kumasi, Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Ida Veileborg; [2011]
    Keywords : independent child migrants; youth transitions; vulnerability; self-protection; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the individual and gendered experiences among young girls and boys who have migrated independently to the city of Kumasi in Ghana in search of work and better life opportunities. The research questions relate to their experiences of opportunities and constraints at destination; self-protection strategies that they employ to minimize negative effects of vulnerabilities and risks; and about their social navigation of youth transitions from dependence and childhood towards independence and adulthood. READ MORE

  6. 25. Living Standards between 1975 and 2005 in Chocó, Colombia: a demographic approach using four (4) waves of DHSurveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Andres Palacio Chaverra; [2009]
    Keywords : living standards; child survival; marriage survival; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to measure living standards for the population of Chocó, Colombia, using four waves of the DHSurveys between 1990 and 2005. Recent maternal history allowed the construction of a pooled dataset of 3.055 children and 779 mothers. READ MORE