Child Poverty and Household Poverty in Cameroon: A Multidimensional Approach

Pierre Nguetse Tegoum () and Kodzo Dodzi Hevi ()
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Pierre Nguetse Tegoum: Cameroon Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT)
Kodzo Dodzi Hevi: Department of Statistics

Chapter Chapter 2 in Poverty and Well-Being in East Africa, 2016, pp 11-33 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates child multidimensional poverty in Cameroon. It finds out its determinants and its relationship with household multidimensional poverty by considering children aged less than five years. The study uses from the Third Multiple Indicators Clusters Survey. Five dimensions are taken into consideration in child multidimensional poverty: nutrition, accessibility to potable water, health, education, and lodgings. For households, the following dimensions are combined: accessibility to potable water, hygiene, patrimony, lodging, and the level of education of the head of the household. Multiple components analysis (MCA) and hierarchical classification methods are applied to appreciate both child and household poverty. The results show that 73 % children aged less than five years lived with multidimensional poverty line with 25 % being affected by extreme poverty. On the other hand, 61 % of Cameroonian households were poor. Multidimensional poverty significantly varied with household size, the milieu of the residence and the level of education of the head of the household. The results also reveal that the key determinants of child multidimensional poverty are the poverty status of the household, the level of education and the age of the child’s mother/caretaker, and the presence of the mother in the household. The study recommends the implementation of specific policies in favor of children and young girls and the implementation of a family code.

Keywords: Child poverty; Multidimensional poverty; Composite indicator; Multiple components analysis; Hierarchical classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30981-1_2

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