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Stressors that exacerbate poverty
| Stressor | Total (n=81) | Tanzania (n=40) | Malawi (n=20) | Ghana (n=21) | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Environmental stressors | 49 | 21 | 53 | 17 | 85 | 11 | 52 |
| Security, safety and violence | 44 | 31 | 78 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 14 |
| Weak social capital | 24 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 6 | 29 |
| Unintended pregnancy | 20 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| Death of a parent or guardian | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
