Nonadult Supervision of Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Results from 61 National Population-Based Surveys

Mónica Ruiz-Casares, José Ignacio Nazif-Muñoz, René Iwo and Youssef Oulhote - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Nationally representative, population-based data from rounds four and five of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and four to eight of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 61 low- and middle-income countries were used to estimate prevalence and socio-economic factors associated with leaving children under five years old home alone or under the care of another child younger than 10 years of age.

Inter‐country adoption in Australia: Examining the factors that drive the practice and implications for policy reform

Fiona Hilferty & Ilan Katz - Australian Journal of Social Issues

The article presents the findings of an international literature review conducted to examine the factors that drive inter‐country adoption rates within both sending and receiving countries.