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    Young lives, international study of childhood poverty - working papers

    Young Lives, 2011
    Working papers from the Young Lives study.Papers below date from 2010-2011. Please see the site for further selection of papers dating back to 2002.
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    How to end child marriage: action strategies for prevention and protection

    International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2007
    Girls who marry as children (younger than 18 years of age) are often more susceptible to the health risks associated with early sexual initiation and childbearing, including HIV and obstetric fistula. Lacking status and power, these girls are often subjected to domestic violence, sexual abuse and social isolation.
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    Women's migration, urban poverty and child health in Rajasthan

    Sussex Centre for Migration Research, 2008
    Migration is an increasing feature which defines the lives of the rural and urban poor in India, however few studies have considered its effects on the health of migrants and their families. This paper examines the high levels of infant and child illness and death amongst poor urban slum communities in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India.
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    The role of women’s empowerment and domestic violence in child growth and undernutrition in a tribal and rural community in South India

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
    Moderate under nutrition continues to affect 46 per cent of children under 5 years of age and 47 per cent of rural women in India. Women’s lack of empowerment is believed to be an important factor in the persistent prevalence of undernutrition. In India, women’s empowerment often varies by community, with tribes sometimes being the most progressive.
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    Yaari Dosti: young men redefine masculinity, a training manual

    Population Council, 2006
    Increasing recognition of the influence of norms supporting inequitable gender relations on HIV/STI risk and partner violence has led to the development of innovative programmes aimed at reducing this. This manual is adapted from once such programme, “Program H: Working with Young Men Series”, developed in Brazil by Instituto PROMUNDO.
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    Creating an enabling environment for the advancement of women and girls

    World Vision International Resources on Child Rights, 2006
    This publication is World Vision’s briefing paper to the 50th Commission on the Status of Women.
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    Why invest in communications for immunisation?: evidence and lessons learned

    Center for Communication Programs, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2005
    This report makes a case for revitalizing investments in communication for immunization. It considers communication in a broad sense, including advocacy, social and community mobilization, and information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. Without well-planned, adequately funded strategic communication, immunization programs fall short of meeting and sustaining coverage goals.
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    Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health programme for urban slum dwellers in India

    Population Council, USA, 2005
    This paper describes a pilot livelihood activities and reproductive health intervention and its impact aimed at adolescent girls aged 14-19 living in urban slums in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The project was initiated based on the recognition of the relative disadvantage of adolescent girls and in an effort to build the evidence base for adolescent livelihoods programmes.
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    Child labour in India: a health and human rights perspective

    The Lancet, 2003
    This article, published in the Lancet, reports on a study by the Physicians for Human Rights Child Rights Group which investigated the health of children working in hybrid cottonseed fields in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. The study found that the majority of children surveyed were in debt bondage to pay off a family loan or advance.
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    The better life options program for adolescent boys in India

    Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2002
    The Better Life Options Program for adolescent boys is a holistically designed program that guides adolescent boys towards better life skills, education, relationships, values etc.

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