Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
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Shelter<br />
Education<br />
Information<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren under 18 years of age<br />
liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> dwell<strong>in</strong>gs with more<br />
than five people per room (severe<br />
overcrowd<strong>in</strong>g) or with no floor<strong>in</strong>g<br />
material (e.g. a mud floor)<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren aged between 7 <strong>and</strong> 18 who<br />
have never been to school <strong>and</strong> are<br />
not currently attend<strong>in</strong>g school<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren aged between 3 <strong>and</strong> 18 with<br />
no possession of or access to radio,<br />
television, telephone or newspapers<br />
at home<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g a mud floor was not deemed<br />
an <strong>in</strong>dication of severe deprivation,<br />
leav<strong>in</strong>g only the overcrowd<strong>in</strong>g aspect<br />
(i.e. more than 5 people per room). As<br />
DHS provides little data on other hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
characteristics (i.e. the existence of a<br />
roof) it was not possible to agree on an<br />
appropriate measure<br />
Unaltered<br />
A telephone was deemed more a means<br />
of communication than <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
<strong>and</strong> was therefore removed from the<br />
def<strong>in</strong>ition. The age range was also<br />
modified, from 3-17 to 5-17, as it was<br />
felt that age 3 was too low<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren under 18 years of<br />
age liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> dwell<strong>in</strong>gs with<br />
more than five people per<br />
room (severe overcrowd<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren aged between 7 <strong>and</strong><br />
18 who have never been to<br />
school <strong>and</strong> are not currently<br />
attend<strong>in</strong>g school<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren aged between 5 <strong>and</strong><br />
18 with no possession of <strong>and</strong><br />
access to radio, television,<br />
telephone or newspapers at<br />
home<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard of Liv<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
measures to provide<br />
hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
27 (3)<br />
Education:<br />
compulsory free<br />
primary education<br />
28 (1) (a)/(b)<br />
Information: access<br />
to <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
13/17<br />
Goal 7: Ensure<br />
environmental<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
Goal 2: Achieve<br />
universal primary<br />
education<br />
Goal 3: Promote<br />
gender equality<br />
<strong>and</strong> empower<br />
women<br />
Goal 2: Achieve<br />
universal primary<br />
education<br />
Goal 6: Combat<br />
HIV/AIDS,<br />
malaria <strong>and</strong><br />
other diseases<br />
CHILDHOOD POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE: A SITUATION AND TRENDS ANALYSIS<br />
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