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Oral Rehydration Treatment .................................................................................................. 50
Care Seeking and Antibiotic Treatment of Pneumonia .................................................... 57
Solid Fuel Use ............................................................................................................................. 61
Assessing Children s Health in Afghanistan ......................................................................... 64
7. Water and Sanitation ............................................................................................. 65
Safe Drinking Water ................................................................................................................. 66
Use of Improved Water Sources ........................................................................................... 66
Use of Adequate Water Treatment Methods .................................................................... 69
Time to Source of Drinking Water ....................................................................................... 71
Person Collecting Drinking Water ........................................................................................ 72
Use of Improved Sanitation Facilities .................................................................................... 73
Use and Sharing of Sanitation Facilities ................................................................................ 75
Disposal of Child s Faeces ....................................................................................................... 77
Drinking Water and Sanitation Ladders ............................................................................... 79
Hand Washing ............................................................................................................................ 81
Water and Sanitation Practices in Afghanistan ................................................................... 84
8. Reproductive Health .............................................................................................. 85
Early Childbearing ..................................................................................................................... 86
Contraception ............................................................................................................................ 88
Antenatal Care ........................................................................................................................... 91
Assistance at Delivery .............................................................................................................. 94
Place of Delivery ........................................................................................................................ 98
The State of Reproductive Health in Afghanistan .............................................................. 99
9. Child Development ............................................................................................. 100
Early Childhood Education and Learning ........................................................................... 101
Adults Engaging in Activities with Children ....................................................................... 102
Children s Exposure to Reading Material and Play Items ............................................... 103
Care of Children...................................................................................................................... 105
Assessing Early Child Development in Afghanistan ......................................................... 106
10. Literacy and Education ..................................................................................... 108
Literacy Among Young Women .......................................................................................... 109
School Readiness ..................................................................................................................... 110
Primary and Secondary School Participation .................................................................... 111
The School Experience of Children in Afghanistan ......................................................... 119
11. Child Protection ................................................................................................ 120
Birth Registration .................................................................................................................... 121
Child Labour ............................................................................................................................. 122
Child Discipline ........................................................................................................................ 126
Orphans ..................................................................................................................................... 128
Early Marriage and Polygamy ................................................................................................ 131
Spousal Age Difference .......................................................................................................... 134
Attitudes toward Domestic Violence ................................................................................. 136
Protecting Children s Interests in Afghanistan .................................................................. 137
12. HIV and AIDS..................................................................................................... 139
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