Abstract
Description
In the Social and Health Status and Educational Achievement of Adolescents in Egypt (ASCE) survey, 9128 adolescents were interviewed in 21 of the 26 governorates of Egypt between March and August 1997. Topics included prevalence of working children, educational status, and job satisfaction.
Collaborating institutions
The Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo, the Regional Office for West Asia and North Africa of the Population Council, High Institute for Public Health of the University of Alexandria, and the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine of Assiut University
Sponsor
Population Council
Related Publications
The school environment in Egypt : a situation analysis of public preparatory schools. <http://lib.aucegypt.edu/search/t?SEARCH=School+Environment>By Sahar El Tawila <mailto:sahart@aucegypt.edu>... et al. New York: The Population Council, 2000.
Transitions to adulthood : a national survey of Egyptian adolescents. <http://lib.aucegypt.edu/search/aEl-Tawila,+Sahar./ael+tawila+sahar/-5,-1,0,B/frameset&FF=ael+tawila+sahar&5,,6>By Barbara Ibrahim, Sahar El Tawila <mailto:sahart@aucegypt.edu>... et al. Cairo: Population Council, 2000.
Youth in the population agenda: concepts and methodologies <http://lib.aucegypt.edu/search/aEl-Tawila,+Sahar+./ael+tawila+sahar/-5,-1,0,B/frameset&FF=ael+tawila+sahar&6,,6>. By Sahar El Tawila <mailto:sahart@aucegypt.edu>. Cairo: Population Council, West Asia and North Africa, 2000.
Objectives of the Study
To compile a national profile of the situation of adolescents (10-19 years old) in Egypt with regard to:
· Educational attainment prevalence and context of their economic participation.
· Health status and dietary practices.
· Gender-roles attitudes concerning some reproductive health issues, task-sharing and decision-making among spouse and reasons justifying seeking divorce.