We look out for our children, Focal child (SIZE) 2010-12. Msunduzi Municipality - KwaZulu-Natal

Description:
This dataset contains responses obtained directly from the study focal child. There is information from 1835 children from the 1961 households that participated in the household survey. However, to facilitate linking, the HHIDs of households completing the household survey were added to this file with no data meaning there are 1961 records in this file
Abstract:
More than two decades after the end of Apartheid, the well-being of South African children is still in a precarious state. An emerging body of research examines the role that poverty and HIV/AIDS play in household functioning, parental illness and death, children's adverse experiences and children's health, education and psychosocial development (e.g. Birdthistle, 2004, Foster & Williamson, 2000; Richter, 2004; Williamson, 2000). However, many urgent scientific and policy questions remain. These include: What are the separate and combined effects of household poverty, parental illness and death on household functioning and children's adverse life experiences and well-being? How do communities, households and children cope with the dual crises of poverty and HIV/AIDS? Who is able to access government-funded grants and services and what is the impact of these on household conditions, children's adverse experiences and children's well-being? How does the impact of grants and services on households and children vary as a function of community factors?

The overarching goals of "Sibhekelela izingane zethu" or "We look out for our children" are to generate usable knowledge about how South African children are being affected by the co-occurring adversities caused by household poverty and HIV/AIDS, and assess the reach and influence of current government-funded grants and services. Data was collected from 24 communities defined by careful GIS mapping. All households were visited and those with a child between the ages of 7 and 10 years enrolled. Data was collected on all household members, the child's caregiver and the child.

More specifically, the major themes explored in the Focal Child Survey were:

Care and Support

Intra-Household resource allocation

Schooling

Child Labour

Perceptions of Parenting

Community Perceptions

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Quality of Life

Anthropometrics

### 数据集说明
本数据集收录了直接来自研究目标儿童的调研反馈。本数据集包含参与家庭调查的1961户家庭中的1835名儿童的相关信息。为便于数据关联，本文件追加了完成家庭调查的家庭的标识符（Household ID，HHID），因无对应附加数据，最终本文件共包含1961条记录。

### 摘要
种族隔离制度终结二十余年后，南非儿童的福祉仍处于岌岌可危的状态。现有研究已开始探讨贫困与艾滋病在家庭运转、父母患病与离世、儿童不良经历以及儿童健康、教育与社会心理发展中所发挥的作用（例如Birdthistle, 2004；Foster & Williamson, 2000；Richter, 2004；Williamson, 2000）。然而，诸多亟待解答的科学与政策问题仍未得到解决，具体包括：家庭贫困、父母患病与离世对家庭运转以及儿童不良生活经历与福祉的单独及联合影响为何？社区、家庭与儿童应如何应对贫困与艾滋病的双重危机？哪些群体能够获取政府资助的补助与服务，此类补助与服务对家庭状况、儿童不良经历以及儿童福祉的影响为何？补助与服务对家庭与儿童的影响如何随社区因素的变化而产生差异？

项目“Sibhekelela izingane zethu”（意为“我们守护我们的儿童”）的核心目标在于，生成关于南非儿童如何受家庭贫困与艾滋病共同引发的多重逆境影响的实用知识，并评估当前政府资助的补助与服务的覆盖范围与影响。数据通过经精准地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）绘图划定的24个社区收集而来。所有家庭均接受了走访，家中有7至10岁儿童的家庭则纳入调研范围。调研收集了所有家庭成员、儿童照料者以及目标儿童的相关信息。

具体而言，本次目标儿童调研所探讨的核心主题包括：
1. 照护与支持
2. 家庭内部资源分配
3. 就学情况
4. 儿童劳动
5. 育儿观念认知
6. 社区观念认知
7. 创伤后应激障碍（Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD）
8. 生活质量
9. 人体测量学指标