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Health: Analysis of the NIDS Wave 1 and 2 Datasets

WebThis report examines the health data from the second wave of the NIDS with a view to assessing the strengths and weakness of the data and highlighting the potential of the NIDS panel for the analysis of the relationship between health status and socio-economic status in South Africa. We begin by investigating associations between health and

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Analysing the links between child health and education outcomes

WebThe focus of this discussion paper is on the relationship between child health and education outcomes in the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) panel data.

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Youth friendly clinics make inroads in reducing unintended teen …

WebWe acknowledge the support provided by Hewlett/PRB Global Teams of Research Excellence in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development and Hewlett Foundation/Institute of International Education Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health and Economic Development.

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Well-being in South Africa

Web1 The State of Youth Well-being in South Africa June 2018 Using indicators on youth well-being to inform policy and interventions More than two decades after South Africa’s transition to

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Youth emotional well-being during the COVID-19-related …

WebAbstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused serious threats to people’s physical health but has also triggered a wide range of mental health problems. This study sought to assess the prevalence of, and factors associated with depressive symptoms among young people age 18-35 years during the COVID-19 related lockdown in South Africa.

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Education and Inequality: The South African Case

WebEducation and Inequality: The South African Case Nicola Branson, Julia Garlick, David Lam and Murray Leibbrandt SALDRU Working Paper Number 75 University of Cape Town April 2012 Abstract Following the international literature, income inequality decompositions on …

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Distance as a barrier to health care access in South Africa

WebAccess to health care is a particular concern given the centrality of poor access in perpetuating poverty and inequality. South Africa’s apartheid history leaves large racial disparities in access despite post-apartheid health policy to increase the number of health facilities, even in remote rural areas.

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Lifestyle and Income-related Inequality in Health in South Africa

WebWe are grateful to the editor and the anonymous referee of Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) working paper series who provided comments that have helped improve this paper. We also appreciate the comments and suggestions from the 4th Scientific African Health Economics and Policy Association Conference attendees. We are equally …

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The State of Youth Well-being in South Africa

WebMore than two decades after South Africa’s transition to democracy, more than half of all young people between the ages of 15 to 24 in the country continue to live in income poverty. While progress has been made in several areas of youth well-being, outcomes in crucial domains such as educational attainment, employment, and health remain low.

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The Links Between Migration, Poverty and Health: Evidence From

WebThe Links Between Migration, Poverty and Health: Evidence From Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain SALDRU Repository

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The Policies for Reducing Income Inequality and Poverty in …

WebSouthern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. by Murray Leibbrandt, Eva Wegner and Arden Finn. The Policies for Reducing Income Inequality and Poverty in South Africa. About the Author(s) and Acknowledgments Murray Leibbrandt is a Professor of Economics, Director of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit …

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From Drought to Distress: Examining the Mental Health …

WebRichard Freund Working Paper Series Number 294. From Drought to Distress: Examining the Mental Health Consequences of Water Scarcity in Ethiopia. About the Author(s) Richard Freund: University of Cape Town, School of Economics, Cape Town, South Africa. [email protected]. Recommended Citation Freund, R. (2023).

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From Drought to Distress: Examining the Mental Health …

WebIn 2021, Ethiopia experienced a prolonged drought after two consecutive failed rainy seasons. This paper investigates the effect of the drought on young adults’ experiences of anxiety and depression by applying a difference-in-differences strategy to this event, in a natural experiment.

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SECOND CARNEGIE INQUIRY INTO POVERTY AND …

Web11. Health 12. Education 13. lack of facilities 13.1 Creches 13.2 Old age progral1l11es 13.3 Youth progral1l11es 14. Social consequences of poverty 14.1 Giue-sniffing 14.2 Peer-group identity 14.3 Shebeening 15. Conclusioh,and recoovnendations'for Clarke's Estate and. Uitsi~ 15;1 Summary of poverty in the area

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Youth friendly clinics make inroads in reducing unintended …

WebDespite widespread, freely available contraception and progressive reproductive health laws, most teen mothers report their last pregnancy as unintended or unplanned.

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Post Independence health service developments in Zimbabwe: Are …

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Youth emotional well-being during the COVID-19-related …

WebThe analysis’ main objective was to determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with depressive symptoms among young people during the COVID-19-related lockdown in South Africa. To achieve this, we adopt a short 10-item version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D. 10).

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Saldru Working Paper 249: A profile of young NEETs

WebThe 2018 data show that, of those youth who are NEET, close to 48% are unemployed, following the strict definition of unemployment (a total of 2 688 226 youth aged 15 to 29); 24% are discouraged job seekers (a total of 1 348 156 youths); and just over 28% are inactive4 (a total of 1 363 330 young.

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