Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef

Form of
Severe
Deprivation
Food
Water
Sanitation
Health
ANNEX I
Adaptation of the Bristol indicators to the Mozambican context
Bristol Indicator
Adaptation for Mozambique
Indicator used for
Mozambique
Children under five years of age
whose heights and weights for
their age are more than -3 standard
deviations below the median of the
international reference population, i.e.
severe anthropometric failure
Name of indicator changed from “food”
to “severe nutrition deprivation” to
reflect the fact that malnutrition in
children is not only related to the lack of
food but also to poor health
Children under five years
of age whose heights and
weights for their age are
more than -3 standard
deviations below the median
of the international reference
population, i.e. severe
anthropometric failure
Children under 18 years of age who
only have access to surface water
(e.g. rivers) for drinking or who live in
households where the nearest source
of water is more than 15 minutes
away (indicators of severe deprivation
of water quality or quantity)
15 minutes walk (30 minute round
trip) not regarded as ‘severe.’ Indicator
modified to 30 minutes (1 hour round
trip)
Children under 18 years of
age who only have access
to surface water (e.g. rivers)
for drinking or who live
in households where the
nearest source of water is
more than 30 minutes away
Children under 18 years of age who
have no access to a toilet of any
kind in the vicinity of their dwelling,
including communal toilets or latrines
Unaltered
Children under 18 years of
age who have no access to
a toilet of any kind in the
vicinity of their dwelling,
including communal toilets or
latrines
Children under 5 years of age who
have never been immunised against
any diseases or young children who
have had a recent illness involving
diarrhoea and did not receive any
medical advice or treatment
As many diarrhoea cases can be
treated at home without the need for
seeking medical advice, the treatment
of respiratory infection (ARI) is used
instead, particularly as ARI is a greater
cause of mortality among children in
Mozambique. The composite indicator
used corresponds to children that had
never been immunised or those that had
suffered from a severe episode of ARI
that was not treated
Children under five years of
age that have never been
immunised or those that
have suffered from a severe
episode of ARI that was not
treated
Associated CRC
Article
Health: combat
of disease and
malnutrition
24 (2) (c)
Health: provide
clean drinking water
24 (2) (c)
Health: support
hygiene and
sanitation
24 (2) (e)
Health: right to
health and health
facilities, combat
of disease and
malnutrition
24 (1)/(2)(c)
MDG
Goal 1: Eradicate
extreme poverty
and hunger
Goal 4: Reduce
child mortality
Goal 7: Ensure
environmental
sustainability
Goal 7: Ensure
environmental
sustainability
Goal 4: Reduce
child mortality
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