Children on the brink: Risks for child protection, sexual abuse, and related mental health problems in the COVID-19 pandemic

S Ramaswamy, S Seshadri - Indian journal of psychiatry, 2020 - journals.lww.com
In developing contexts such as India, children in adversity form a high-risk group, one that
cannot be subsumed under the general category of children, who are generally considered …

Occupational exposure to pesticides and symptoms of depression in agricultural workers. A systematic review.

J Cancino, K Soto, J Tapia, MT Muñoz-Quezada… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The use of pesticides can result in harm to both the environment and human
health. There is a growing concern in the field of occupational health about the impact on the …

Work and health in Latin America: results from the working conditions surveys of Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay

P Merino-Salazar, L Artazcoz, C Cornelio… - Occupational and …, 2017 - oem.bmj.com
Objective To describe working and employment conditions, and health status between non-
agricultural employees with a written contract from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central …

The health impacts of hazardous chemical exposures among child labourers in low-and middle-income countries

NB Scott, NS Pocock - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Of 218 million working children worldwide, many are suspected to be exposed to hazardous
chemicals. This review aims to synthesize reported evidence over the last two decades on …

Poverty, economic strengthening, and mental health among AIDS orphaned children in Uganda: Mediation model in a randomized clinical trial

L Karimli, FM Ssewamala, TB Neilands… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Some evidence points to the positive effects of asset accumulation programs on mental
health of children living in low-resource contexts. However, no evidence exists as to why …

Accelerating progress towards the sustainable development goals for adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

K Kusi-Mensah, R Tamambang… - Psychology, health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Since the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the United Nations
(UN), the search has been on to identify interventions that have effects on multiple SDG …

[HTML][HTML] The social value of health insurance: Results from Ghana

S Garcia-Mandicó, A Reichert, C Strupat - Journal of Public Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We use the roll-out of the national health insurance in Ghana to assess the cushioning effect
of coverage on the financial consequences of health shocks and resulting changes in …

Child labor and economic development

EV Edmonds, C Theoharides - Handbook of labor, human resources and …, 2021 - Springer
Two hundred and eighteen million children work in the world today. Seventy percent are in
activities classified as child labor under local laws. While in policy circles child labor is often …

Child labor, sex and mental health outcomes amongst adolescent refugees

SR Meyer, G Yu, E Rieders, L Stark - Journal of adolescence, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Refugee adolescents living in camps and settlements in low and middle-income
countries are a vulnerable population who face protection and psychosocial risks. This study …

Hazardous child labour, psychosocial functioning, and school dropouts among children in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional analysis of UNICEF's multiple indicator …

AM Thi, C Zimmerman, M Ranganathan - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Child labour is a common financial coping strategy in poor households, especially in low-
and middle-income countries with many children working under hazardous conditions. Little …