Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013

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Heather Peet and Corina Teh - Adoption & Fostering,

This article compares the needs and background characteristics of children who became looked after by an English local authority between April and July in 2019 and the same three months in 2020, with the aim of identifying any impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which broke out in March 2020 and continued for some months thereafter.

Olayinka Akanle, Abiodun Tunde Ojuri - Adoption & Fostering,

This article provides an ethnographic and cross-sectional study of the management of orphanages in one Nigerian city.

Pandelitsa Cosma, Anita Soni - Adoption & Fostering,

This article presents a case study of a young man who participated in the Mission Mentoring Programme - an innovative scheme that supports council employees to become mentors for looked after children - and found it helpful for his transition to adulthood and intended employment.

Chun Kang, Hongjuan Chang, Yanmei Zhang, Juan Han, Heng Meng, Chang Peng, Fajuan Rong, Mengni Wang, Yizhen Yu - Journal of Affective Disorders,

This study aimed to examine the specific effects of neglect and physical abuse on adolescent aggressive behaviors and to further explore the potential sex-specific effect.

Barbara Fallon, Joanne Filippelli, Nicolette Joh-Carnella, Delphine Collin-Vézina, Rachael Lefebvre, Brenda Moody, Nico Trocmé, Ashley Quinn - Child Maltreatment,

This study examines whether increased interaction and observation of young children by school professionals leads to an increase in school-based reports to child welfare authorities and in the identification of child maltreatment victims.

Quraish Sserwanja, Joseph Kawuki, Jean H Kim - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health,

In order to address the dearth of information in less developed regions, this article aims to provide an insight into the increased cases of child abuse in Uganda during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Aga Khan Foundation, ECDAN, The Lego Foundation, UNICEF,

This global webinar will delve into the challenges, emerging research from Kenya, and practical country examples from Mozambique, Tajikistan and Peru. The webinar will highlight how children with developmental delays and disabilities can have the best chance to not only survive, but also thrive.

Sai Ramani Garimella and Shivika Choudhary - The Elgar Companion to the Hague Conference on Private International Law,

This Chapter elucidates the objectives, scope, and challenges in the implementation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention.

Elli‐Maria Tahkola, Riitta‐Leena Metsäpelto, Maria Ruohotie‐Lyhty, Anna‐Maija Poikkeus - Child & Family Social Work,

The present study focuses on experiences of relational tensions and management strategies in family relationships among 18 young adults with foster care backgrounds who participated in interviews.

Ashley L. Landers, Sharon M. Danes, Avery R. Campbell, Sandy White Hawk - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined the recurrent maltreatment of American Indian children in foster and adoptive homes, specifically the physical, emotional, sexual, and spiritual abuse subtypes, as well as poly-victimization of American Indian children in comparison to their White peers.