Child disability in some countries of the Mena region: magnitude, characteristics, problems and attempts to alleviate consequences of impairments • Osman El Hasan Nour, King Saud University

Family structure, socio-economic status and child outcomes in Brazil: health, education and labour in the childhood • Ana Oliveira, CEDEPLAR/UFMG ; Andre J. Caetano, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

Determinants of child malnutrition in Nepal: a case analysis from Dhanusha, Central Terai of Nepal • Nepali Sah, Save the Children

Indicators for monitoring health, development and well-being of Australia's children • Indrani Pieris, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare ; Meredith Bryant, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Spuits, stuips and saline drips: health-seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in urban South Africa • Natalie Spark-du Preez, Loughborough University ; Paula Griffiths, Loughborough University ; Noel Cameron, Loughborough University