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Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …
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Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …
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dimensions of financial literacy among the working young in urban India. While the influence of several factors such as gender …, education and income is similar to what has been reported in other contexts, a few factors specific to India, such as joint … literacy of youth in India. [IIMA W.P. No. 2013-10-02]. …
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household's patterns in both countries by looking at cultural, income and employment factors allowing a gender comparisons of … income and employment condition on the living arrangements of Italian youth with a significant impact of the area where they …Italy and Norway are characterized by different co-residence rates of young adults with youth in Italy being more …
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HIV/AIDS among youth is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-gender relations and associated constructs surrounding … behaviours surrounding gender and sexuality. This paper explored the representations of "positive" cross-gender relations, as … development of Soul Buddyz, as well as other relevant studies concerning children and youth. The overarching aim of this paper was …
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Today?s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers to meeting their SRH … traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The objectives of the study were to understand the impact that structural and proximal …
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goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …
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development goal (MDG) on poverty reduction; however, gender inequality still persists. Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per …
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Nepal has made a remarkable progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in extreme poverty and education. Nepal has achieved MDG 5 but only one in three births is attended by skilled medical personnel. Disparities exist in access to maternal care by residence and...
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was 29 million and per capita income US $268. Economic growth was estimated at 3.6 percent in 2013, down from 14.4 percent … large youth population ? 47 percent is under 15 ? is an opportunity to benefit from the demographic dividend through high …
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