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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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