Research and Reflections on Child Wellbeing in Pakistan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del 30 i serien Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-29
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:481 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research
Antal sidor:191
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031826474

Utforska kategorier

Centralt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Hälso- och sjukvård inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Asma Hyder is a Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Social Sciences at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan. She is a Research Affiliate at the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Her research interest focuses on development, including health, the social sector in general, labor market issues and wellbeing. Her major contribution in literature is the empirical investigation of households’ behavior toward labor market decisions and child welfare during climatic and negative economic shocks in developing and poorest societies of the world.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Transforming Immunization.- Chapter 3. Shaping Children's Learning Outcomes.- Chapter 4. Indoor Air Pollution and Child Wellbeing. Chapter 5. Exposure to Second-hand Smoking and the Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infection.- Chapter 6. Children in the Shadow of Drugs- Risks of Paternal Substance Dependence.- Chapter 7. Child Marriage and its Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Pakistan.- Chapter 8. Disrupted Urban Childhoods: long-term Impacts of Forced Spatial Displacement on Child Wellbeing in Karachi.- Chapter 9. Children Climate Risk Index (CCRI) across Districts of Pakistan.- Chapter 10. Children in Crossfire.- Chapter 11. Concluding Remarks: Equalizing Opportunities for Children in Pakistan.