Child labor and severe functioning difficulties and disability in Mexican children and adolescents 5-17 years of age

Villalobos, Aremis; Castro, Filipa de; Rojas, Rosalba; Allen‐Leigh, Betania; Hubert, Celia; Avendaño-Badillo, Diana; Romero, Martín; Vázquez-García, Agustín; Barrientos‐Gutiérrez, Tonatiuh; Lazcano‐Ponce, Eduardo

doi:10.21149/8483

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“…The scientific literature on this issue is equally silent. We are aware of only one published scientific study that has investigated this association, reporting that children with disabilities in Mexico were significantly more likely to engage in child labour overall (19.4% vs. 12.5%) and hazardous child labour (13.0% vs. 7.9%) than their nondisabled peers (Villalobos et al, 2017). This omission is somewhat surprising given that children with disabilities are more likely to be exposed to a number of risk factors for engaging in child labour such as male gender, not being in education, living in low‐income countries and living in poverty (Cappa et al, 2018; Emerson, Savage, & Llewellyn, 2018; Filmer, 2008; Male & Wodon, 2017; Spencer, Blackburn, & Read, 2015).…”

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Youth with disabilities are more likely than their peers to engage in hazardous child labour

Emerson

Llewellyn

2020

Child

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Background: Little is known about the extent to which children and adolescents with disabilities are exposed to child labour. Objective: To estimate prevalence rates and adjusted rate ratios of exposure to child labour among children and adolescents with/without disability in middle-and lowincome countries and to determine whether these rates vary between functional limitations associated with disability. Participants and Setting: Nationally representative samples involving 142,499 children aged 5-14 from 15 countries. Methods: Secondary analysis of data collected in UNICEF's Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Results: Overall children and youth with disability were not at significantly greater risk of exposure than children without disability to child labour when demographic and contextual factors were taken into account. However, children and youth with disability were at significantly greater risk of exposure than children without disability to hazardous child labour (adjusted relative risk [ARR] = 1.15 [1.10-1.21], P < 0.001). Specifically, children and youth with impairments related to poorer mental health or cognitive functioning were at significantly greater risk of exposure to hazardous child labour (e.g., ARR for learning impairment = 1.27 [1.14-1.42], P < 0.001). In contrast, children with impairments related to sensory functioning, mobility and expressive communication were at no greater risk of exposure than children with no disability. Conclusions: Children and youth with disability are at greater risk of exposure to hazardous child labour than children with no disability in middle-and low-income countries. Responses to eradicate hazardous child labour need to take account of the situation of children and youth with disability.

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Youth with disabilities are more likely than their peers to engage in hazardous child labour

Emerson

Llewellyn

2020

Child

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“…Two studies, from Mexico and India respectively, specifically address the issue of disabled children working. Villalobos et al (2017) in Mexico carried out a large quantitative study that shows that children with functional difficulties (often used as a proxy for disability) are disproportionately more likely to be working than other children. They find that of all disabled children, those with have psychosocial or emotional difficulties are the most likely to be working.…”

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Children’s Work in African Agriculture

2023

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book examines children’s involvement in African agricultural work. It argues that framing all children’s engagement in economic activity as ‘child labour’, with all the associated negative connotations, is problematic. The conceptual and case-based chapters reframe the debate about children’s work and harm in rural Africa with the aim of shifting research, public discourse and policy so that they better serve the interest of rural children and their families.

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“…Meanwhile studies on adolescent use of health services have centered on particular conditions or analyzed subgroups such as students. 2,9,16 Consequently, little is known about the health needs of the adolescent population nor the characteristics influencing their use of health services.…”

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Adolescent use of outpatient health services in Mexico: their health needs and associated factors

Avila-Burgos,

Montañez-Hernández,

Cerecer-Ortiz

et al. 2023

Salud Publica Mex

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Objective. To estimate adolescent use of outpatient services, identifying their health needs and associated socioeconomic factors. Materials and methods. Using data from Ensanut 2018-2019, adolescents (ages 10-19) with health needs and those receiving care from health personnel (users) were identified. Needs were analyzed by sex and socioeconomic status (SES). Logistic models were used to assess the factors associated with the use of health care and choice of provider. Results. 6% of adolescents reported health needs, of whom 64% used outpatient services. Respiratory and gastrointestinal infections were the principal health needs prompting use of services overall. However, by SES, motivations centered on pregnancy for the poor and accidental injuries for the wealthy. One in three adolescents with health needs, particularly the poorest, received no care. Living with a partner and having health insurance were the main predictors of use. Greater schooling among household heads and higher SES correlated with the use of private services. Conclusions. Despite being aware of their health needs, adolescents are the group that uses health services the least in Mexico. Promoting preventative and timely treatment for this population would encourage youths to seek care more often.

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Child labor and severe functioning difficulties and disability in Mexican children and adolescents 5-17 years of age

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Youth with disabilities are more likely than their peers to engage in hazardous child labour

Youth with disabilities are more likely than their peers to engage in hazardous child labour

Children’s Work in African Agriculture

Adolescent use of outpatient health services in Mexico: their health needs and associated factors

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