Research and Reflections on Child Wellbeing in Pakistan

The essays in this collection explore the multifaceted crises affecting children in Pakistan, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention. The chapters address a wide range of themes, from the quality of immunization and education to more intricate issues within homes and family settings, such as indoor air pollution, parental smoking and substance use, and child marriages. 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. It serves as a resource for those looking to prioritize children's wellbeing in their future research endeavors. By integrating perspectives from diverse social science disciplines into a single volume, the book contributes significantly to the empirical literature on children's issues in the Pakistani context.

Highlights the nature of the many crises faced by children in Pakistan and underscores the need for urgent intervention Discusses children under 14 years of age in a country which has the second highest number of children in this age group Addresses issues faced by many developing countries and provides the foundation for further research in other countries

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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.