-specific preference-based measures. A single, valid, preference-based measure of utility that can be used in children of all ages does not … also pose challenges for young children. Novel approaches to overcome these challenges include the development of age … the re-calibration of existing adult instruments to derive preference weights for health states from children themselves …

One in five Zambian children lives with an HIV/AIDS-infected adult. We estimate the effect that the availability of … adult antiretroviral therapy (ART) has on the health of such children. Using a triple difference specification, we find that … adult access to ART resulted in increased weight-for-age and decreased incidence of stunting among children younger than 60 …

Do parents invest more or less in their high-ability children? We provide new evidence on this question by comparing … parents invest more in high-ability children, with a 1 standard deviation increase in child cognitive ability increasing …

While almost 30% of UK households include children, little research has attempted to present children's perspectives on … home energy use. This study used focus groups with children and parents at two primary (elementary) schools in London, UK …, to explore home energy use and energy feedback. Energy was found to be a little-discussed subject at home. Children …

for vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe to investigate the effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency of census- and … community-based targeting methods for reaching vulnerable children. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with … vulnerable children and there was poor agreement between the community- and census-based methods. …

This paper presents data from a Welsh mixed methods study of a service for families whose children were at risk of …). Three sources of data are drawn on to focus on the experiences of children and young people: interviews with a small number … of young people, interviews with parents where they discussed their children's experiences and measures of child and …