Poverty and Early Childhood
(archived collaboratory)
Project Investigator: Thea de Wet
Thea
de Wet is an anthropologist and professor at Rand Afrikaans University
in Johannesburg. Her research interests include the relationships among
poverty, violence, and urbanization. She has worked on evaluations of
re-hydration training for parents to reduce de-hydration in infants and
toddlers, the use of over-the counter drugs among poor mothers as an alternative
to medical care, and the impact of adult smoking and advertisement on
children. She has co-authored several papers with Oscar Barbarin.
Contact Information:
E-mail: tdw@lw.rau.ac.za
Last updated: 4/28/03
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