Child Survival, Poverty And Inequality In Kenya: Does Physical Environment Matter
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Date
2012Author
Mariara, Jane Kabubo
Karienyeh, Margaret M
Kabubo, Fransis M
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This paper analyses child poverty in Kenya using two measures of child
well-being: survival and asset index. The paper further analyses the
determinants of child survival. The key findings are that: physical
environment including assets and location are im
survival; rural children are more likely to be poor and to die than urban
children; and that provincial differentials and inequalities in the distribution
of poor children are quite pronounced.
improve the physical environment in which poor children live, including
improved provision of water and sanitation, health care services for children
and their mothers and
Citation
African Journal of Social Sciences Volume 2 Number 2012) 65-84Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Economics,