Azmat Habib

Mental Health Among Adolescents

  Mental Health Problems (children age 5-17 years) Region Anxiety Depression Balochistan 5.2 4.4 KP 7 5.3 Punjab 3.7 2.7 Sindh 4 3.2 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)   Mental Health Issues (Punjab) 10-14 years Not in child Labour 11% In child labour 16.20% 15-17…
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Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases

  Country-Specific Reports of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), 2021–2024 Country 2021 2022 2023 2024 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 2,252,528 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 1,721,249 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 1,036,608 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 1,450,403 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 1,112,857 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 588,225 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167…
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Health

Mortality Indicators – Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan (National, Provincial) – Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality: Pakistan in Regional Context Healthcare Infrastructure and Service Delivery Mechanisms – Types of Health Facilities available in Pakistan – Registered  Health Professionals and Population Coverage in Pakistan (2011-2023) Childhood Immunisation Coverage – Fully Immunised…
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Family Planning Indicators Among Married Adolescent Girls

  Family Planning Indicators Among Married Adolescent Girls (15–19 Years) (%) Region Demand Satisfied (Modern Methods) Unmet Need % of Demand for Modern Methods of Family Planning Satisfied Balochistan 16 37 7 KP 30 29 13 Punjab 30 15 7 Sindh 19 21 5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019,…
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Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH): Childbearing

  Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Child Bearing Percentage of women age 20-24 years who have had a live birth before age 18 Province Urban Rural Balochistan 12 13 KP 10 12 Punjab 11 13 Sindh 10 14 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)…
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Nutritional Status (National, Provincial)

  Adolescents (aged 10-19) Nutritional Status (%) Indicator Boys  Girls Normal 61.4 71.4 Underweight 21.1 11.8 Overweight 10.2 11.4 Obesity 7.7 5.5 Source: NNS 2018   Nutritional Status of Adolescent (aged 10-19) by Province/Region (%) Region Underweight Overweight Obesity Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls ICT 20 8.9 8 11.2…
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Hygiene Practices

  Handwashing facility with water and soap by Province Province % with facility Balochistan 69.3 KP 79.6 Punjab 92.1 Sindh 76.7 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)…
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Sanitation and Open Defecation

  Access to Sanitation Facilities by Province (%) Province Use of improved sanitation facilities Use of basic sanitation services Open defecation Balochistan 65.5 62.8 14.6 KP 81.2 75.3 9.5 Punjab 87.3 73.2 6.3 Sindh 65.9 58.8 24 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
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Social Protection

  Social Protection Indicators for Children in Pakistan by Province and Age Group Health Insurance Coverage Value External economic support to the poorest households value Children in the households that received any type of social transfers value Survey Year Children Age 5 -17 Children Under Age 5 Balochistan 2019 –…
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