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As the Young Lives study focuses on child development
and child welfare, policy at meso- and macro levels must
be considered in explaining evidence from
community-based surveys. The policies that have the most
impact on child development are health care, education,
poverty reduction, social safety net, social security /
insurance and public expenditure. Information on these
policies is collected every six months, using a policy
matrix framework, with support from members of the
Policy Advisory Committee from eight government
institutions. This will ultimately be used in analyzing
changes observed in the longitudinal analysis of Young
Lives. Based on that, Young Lives questionnaires and
research can be adjusted to better reflect local policy
changes.
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