Child labor and severe functioning difficulties and disability in Mexican children and adolescents 5-17 years of age
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2017
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Salud Pública de México
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Aremis Villalobos et al., « Child labor and severe functioning difficulties and disability in Mexican children and adolescents 5-17 years of age », Salud Pública de México, ID : 10670/1.dczmcr
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"Objective . To describe the characteristics of Mexican children and adolescents 5-17 years with severe functioning difficulties and disability and explore their participation in child labor. Materials and methods . Using data from the National Survey of Boys, Girls and Women in Mexico 2015 we estimated prevalence of functioning difficulties and dis - ability and used logistic regression to explore the association between this condition and child labor. Results . While 11.2% of Mexicans 5-17 years-old has severe functioning difficulties or disability, 13.4% work. The functioning difficulty and dis - ability domains with the highest prevalence are experiencing anxiety (5.4%) and depression (1.5%) daily. Children and ado- lescents with severe functioning difficulties and disability are 70% more likely to do child labor [OR=1.7, 95%CI:1.2,2.4]. Educational lag doubles the likelihood of doing child labor [OR=2.2, 95%CI:1.5,3.3]. Conclusions . Guaranteeing edu- cational opportunities and respect for the rights of children with severe functioning difficulties and disability is essential to achieve development of their full potential."