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

Description:
This dataset contains information on 1899 caregivers 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.
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 Caregiver Survey were:

Demographics

Family Relationships

Residency and Child Relocation/Movement

Child's Health and Education

Social Welfare and Services

Household resources and child expenditure

Child Supervision

Child and Caregiver Quality of Life

Strengths and Difficulties

Caregiver Anxiety and Depression

Community Perceptions

Child Protection

数据集说明：
本数据集涵盖了参与家庭调查的1961户家庭中的1899名照料者（Caregiver）的相关信息。为便于数据关联，本文件还纳入了完成家庭调查的家庭的家庭ID（HHIDs），但未附带相关数据。

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境地。已有越来越多的研究探讨了贫困与艾滋病（HIV/AIDS）对家庭运作、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（psychosocial development）的影响（例如Birdthistle, 2004；Foster & Williamson, 2000；Richter, 2004；Williamson, 2000）。但目前仍有诸多亟待解决的科学与政策问题，例如：家庭贫困、父母患病与离世对家庭运作及儿童不良生活经历与福祉的单独与联合影响分别是什么？社区、家庭与儿童如何应对贫困与艾滋病的双重危机？哪些群体能够获得政府资助的补助与服务，这些补助与服务对家庭状况、儿童不良经历及儿童福祉产生了何种影响？补助与服务对家庭及儿童的影响如何随社区因素的变化而改变？

本项目"Sibhekelela izingane zethu"（即"我们守护我们的孩子"）的核心目标是，生成关于南非儿童如何受家庭贫困与艾滋病并发困境影响的实用知识，并评估当前政府资助的补助与服务的覆盖范围及影响效果。研究数据通过精准地理信息系统（GIS）划定的24个社区收集而来。研究人员走访了所有家庭，并招募了家中有7至10岁儿童的家庭。研究收集了所有家庭成员、该儿童的照料者（Caregiver）以及该儿童的相关数据。

具体而言，本次照料者（Caregiver）调查问卷探讨的核心主题包括：
1. 人口统计学特征
2. 家庭关系
3. 居住情况与儿童迁居/流动
4. 儿童健康与教育
5. 社会福利与服务
6. 家庭资源与儿童支出
7. 儿童照护监管
8. 儿童与照料者的生活质量
9. 优势与困境
10. 照料者的焦虑与抑郁状况
11. 社区认知
12. 儿童保护