Research and Reflections on Child Wellbeing in Pakistan
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Beschreibung
The essays in this collection explore the multifaceted crises affecting children in Pakistan, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention. The chapters address a wide range of themes, from the quality of immunization and education to more intricate issues within homes and family settings, such as indoor air pollution, parental smoking and substance use, and child marriages. Broader societal challenges, including the impact of developmental projects, conflicts, and climate change, are also examined.
This book aims to offer innovative and evidence-based insights to professionals, researchers, students, and NGOs with an interest in child welfare. It serves as a resource for those looking to prioritize children’s wellbeing in their future research endeavors. By integrating perspectives from diverse social science disciplines into a single volume, the book contributes significantly to the empirical literature on children’s issues in the Pakistani context.
The essays in this collection explore the multifaceted crises affecting children in Pakistan, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention. The chapters address a wide range of themes, from the quality of immunization and education to more intricate issues within homes and family settings, such as indoor air pollution, parental smoking and substance use, and child marriages. Broader societal challenges, including the impact of developmental projects, conflicts, and climate change, are also examined.
This book aims to offer innovative and evidence-based insights to professionals, researchers, students, and NGOs with an interest in child welfare. It serves as a resource for those looking to prioritize children’s wellbeing in their future research endeavors. By integrating perspectives from diverse social science disciplines into a single volume, the book contributes significantly to the empirical literature on children’s issues in the Pakistani context.
Highlights the nature of the many crises faced by children in Pakistan and underscores the need for urgent intervention Discusses children under 14 years of age in a country which has the second highest number of children in this age group Addresses issues faced by many developing countries and provides the foundation for further research in other countries
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Asma Hyder
Themen in »Research and Reflections on Child Wellbeing in Pakistan«
Child well-being in Pakistan Investment in human capital in Pakistan Children in crossfire in Pakistan Child immunization in Pakistan Children's education in Pakistan Indoor air pollution and child wellbeing Secondhand smoking and acute respiratory infection Child well-being and paternal substance dependence Child Marriage and its effect on Maternal and Child Health Forced spatial displacement and child wellbeing in Karachi Children Climate Risk Index