Swaziland: Eswatini - How Social Pressures and Poverty Affect the Ability of Children to Navigate School

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Swaziland: Eswatini - How Social Pressures and Poverty Affect the Ability of Children to Navigate School

[The Conversation Africa] The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the people live below the nationally defined poverty line - living on less than US$1.9 a day. For years Eswatini has also had the highest prevalence of HIV and AIDS in the world. In 2019, about 27% of the country's population was HIV positive.

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