Child poverty in Malaysia: What do Malaysians think? / Norhaslinda Jamaiudin and Maziah Mahmud

• Main Authors: Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda, Mahmud, Maziah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; Urbanization. City and country; Rural groups. Rural sociology
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54267/1/54267.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54267/

Child poverty is an emerging issue in Malaysia. A study conducted by UNICEF in 2018 reveals that 11 percent of children in Malaysia living in urban poverty with 15 percent of children below the age of five are underweight, 22 percent of the children are stunted and only 50% of 5- to 6-year-olds atte...