Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA.
Child Dev. 2012 Jan-Feb;83(1):92-103. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01672.x.
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey was used to provide information on feeding practices, caregiving, discipline and violence, and the home environment for young children across 28 countries. The findings from the series of studies in this Special Section are the first of their kind because they provide information on the most proximal context for development of the youngest children in the majority world using one of the only data sets to study these contexts across countries. Using the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular the Rights to Survival, Development and Protection, findings are explained with implications for international and national-level social policies. Implications are also discussed, with respect to policy makers and the larger international community, who have the obligation to uphold these rights.
多指标类集调查被用于为 28 个国家的幼儿提供关于喂养习惯、照护、纪律和暴力以及家庭环境的信息。本特刊系列研究中的这些发现是首创性的，因为它们使用唯一的数据集之一来研究这些国家间的背景，为最大多数国家中最年幼儿童的发展提供了最接近的背景信息。本研究利用《儿童权利公约》，尤其是生存、发展和保护权利的框架，解释了对国际和国家社会政策的影响。还讨论了对政策制定者和更广泛的国际社会的影响，他们有责任维护这些权利。
