Health Category List
Psychological challenges among Adolescents at Orphanages
Background: Orphaned adolescents at orphanages refer to the adolescents how lose one or both parents and live in orphanages. They are face many psychological challenges…
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Parental Death During Adolescence
While extensive research exists on parental loss in childhood and the related psychological interventions, little has been done in the adolescent population. Adolescence…
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Parental Death During Childhood and Subsequent School Performance
OBJECTIVES: Parental death during childhood has been linked to increased mortality and mental health problems in adulthood. School failure may be an important mediator…
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Prevalence and predictors of depression among orphans in Dakahlia’s orphanages, Egypt
Background: Children entering foster care have a higher prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms than children reared at home. Objective: The aim…
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Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 1: a systematic and integrative review of evidence regarding effects on development
Millions of children worldwide are brought up in institutional care settings rather than in families. These institutions vary greatly both in terms of their organisational…
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THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL DEATH ON SCHOOL OUTCOMES: LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
We analyze longitudinal data from a demographic surveillance area (DSA) in KwaZulu-Natal to examine the impact of parental death on children’s outcomes. The results…
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Children's adjustment to parental death
Reviews the evidence regarding the effects of parental death on children's acute and long-term psychological adjustment, as well as the clinical literature describing…
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Evaluation of physical and mental health status of orphan children living in orphanages in Sonitpur district of Assam: a cross-sectional study
Background Orphan children living in orphanages are often neglected. These children's physical and mental health status is essential as they are highly prone to…
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Mental Health Of Children Orphaned By COVID-19 In India
In the past 14 months, the COVID-19 epidemic has disproportionately affected children. Due to COVID-19, up to 1.19 lakh children in India lost their primary caregiver…
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Parental Loss in Childhood Its Effect in Adult Life
While parental loss in childhood has intrigued psychiatrists for most of this century, it has only recently been the subject of acceptable empiric research. Early…
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Parental death during childhood and adult depression
Parental death during childhood is widely viewed as an event so traumatic that it produces not only immediate grief and despondency but also a predisposition to…
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The long-term impact of early parental death: lessons from a narrative study
Objective To explore the individual experiences of those who had experienced the death of a parent(s) before the age of 18, and investigate how such experiences…
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between parental death in childhood and subsequent psychiatric disorder
Objective To systematically review evidence for an association between parental death in childhood, and the subsequent development of an anxiety, affective or psychotic…
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Mortality after Parental Death in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study from Three Nordic Countries
Background Bereavement by spousal death and child death in adulthood has been shown to lead to an increased risk of mortality. Maternal death in infancy or parental…
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Annotation: Childhood bereavement following parental death
Psychological outcomes in children who have experienced the death of a parent are heterogeneous. One child in five is likely to develop psychiatric disorder. In…
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Dimensions of the emerging orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa
This study uses recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data to examine levels, trends, and differentials in orphan prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. The first…
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Housing conditions and mental health of orphans in South Africa
Literature from the developed world suggests that poor housing conditions and housing environments contribute to poor mental health outcomes, although research…
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The definition of true orphan prevalence: Trends, contexts and implications for policies and programmes
This study utilizes Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) data to explore paternal, maternal and double orphaning in…
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Orphans of the AIDS epidemic? The extent, nature and circumstances of child-headed households in South Africa
There is widespread concern that the number of children living in “child-headed households” is rapidly increasing as a result of AIDS-related adult mortality in…
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Assessment of Emotional Status of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zambia
Purpose: To describe the emotional status of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in two communities in Zambia. Methods: The Health Ed Connect Adaptation Questionnaire…
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Oral health status among orphan and non-orphan children in Mashhad: a case-control study
Developing and modifying the policies of orphanages requires the availability of accurate information. This study aimed to compare caries and oral hygiene status…
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Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective: To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods: Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
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Mental health of HIV/AIDS orphans
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the best known deadly diseases in the world, due to its devastating impact…
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The Orphans of Eritrea: A Comparison Study
The social-emotional state and cognitive development was compared between a group of 74 4–7-year-old Eritrean orphans and refugee children living in families. Both…
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IQ of Children Growing Up in Children's Homes: A Meta-Analysis on IQ Delays in Orphanages
In this meta-analysis of 75 studies on more than 3,888 children in 19 different countries, the intellectual development of children living in children's homes (orphanages)…
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Effects of Stigma on the Mental Health of Adolescents Orphaned by AIDS
Purpose By 2010, an estimated 18.4 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa will be orphaned by AIDS. Research in South Africa shows that AIDS orphanhood is independently…
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Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Decision-Making Among Orphans and Non-Orphans in Pakistan
Purpose Orphanhood is a time which involves many psychological and emotional problems. Lack of self-determination and inability to take decision puts orphans at…
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Asset ownership and health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents: Findings from a randomized clinical trial in rural Uganda
This study evaluated an economic empowerment intervention designed to promote life options, health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents…
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How Would You Describe a Mentally Healthy Person? A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study of Caregivers of Orphans and Separated Children
The researcher-driven conceptualizations of mental health that undergird flourishing measures have not been extensively studied qualitatively for acceptance by…
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Effect of Spirulina platensis Supplementation on Nutritional and Biochemical Parameters of Under Five Years Malnourished Children from an Orphanage in Douala, Cameroon
Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 50% of morbidity and mortality in the under-five age group. Its frequencies have been increasing in young Cameroon children…
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Nutritional Status of Orphaned and Separated Children and Adolescents Living in Community and Institutional Environments in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Objective: To describe the nutritional status of orphaned and separated children and adolescents (OSCA) living in households in the community (HH), on the street,…
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The Predictive Accuracy of Pre-Adoption Video Review in Adoptees from Russian and Eastern European Orphanages
Many internationally adopted children have a pre-adoption video for prospective adoptive parents to review before their commitment to adopt. No published report…
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Medical diagnoses and growth of children residing in Russian orphanages
Aims: Survey the health of young children residing in Russian orphanages. Methods: Retrospective chart review of all 193 ‘healthy’ young children (105M:88F, age…
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Towards a Definition of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
The HIV epidemic presents challenges including orphans and a large mass of children rendered vulnerable by the epidemic and other societal forces. Focus on orphaned…
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Psychosocial and Developmental Status of Orphanage Children: Epidemiological Study
Objective: Determination of emotional and developmental disorders among orphanages children in Sharkia governorate. Subjects and Methods: The sample includes 294…
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Factors affecting the psychosocial well-being of orphan and separated children in five low- and middle-income countries: Which is more important, quality of care or care setting?
As millions of children continue to live without parental care in under-resourced societies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), it is important for policymakers…
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The capacity of the extended family safety net for orphans in Africa
This paper reviews published studies on orphans and describes indicators by which weakened or saturated extended family safety nets can be identified. Most orphans…
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Child violence experiences in institutionalised/orphanage care
Institutions are not necessarily good environments for children. In the face of challenges such as HIV, Ebola, poverty, conflict and disaster the numbers have grown…
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Weighing up the burden of care on caregivers of orphan children: The Amajuba District Child Health and Wellbeing Project, South Africa
This paper assesses the burden on orphan caregivers relative to non-orphan caregivers in the context of high HIV/AIDS mortality in South Africa. It presents findings…
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Psychological distress amongst AIDS-orphaned children in urban South Africa
Background: South Africa is predicted to have 2.3 million children orphaned by Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by 2020 (Actuarial Society of South Africa,…
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Care arrangement, grief, and psychological problems among children orphaned by AIDS in China
The China Ministry of Health has estimated that there are at least 100,000 AIDS orphans in China. The UNICEF China Office estimates that between 150,000 and 250,000…
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Impact of Nutritional Status on Cognition in Institutionalized Orphans: A Pilot Study
Introduction Proper nutrition is critical for maximizing brain function and enhancing learning. There is accumulating evidence that early malnutrition, marked by…
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Who will cry for orphans? A review article on orphans’ mental health
Background: Being an orphan is a miserable feeling for children when they don’t have their family with them and to survive in this life there is no one to take…
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Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia
Orphans are the special group of children who are generally deprived and prone to develop psychiatric disorders even those reared in well-run institutions. These…
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Yoga to Reduce Trauma-Related Distress and Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Living in Orphanages in Haiti: A Pilot Study
Objectives: To measure trauma-related distress and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week yoga intervention (YI) in reducing…
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Orphans and schooling in africa: a longitudinal analysis
AIDS deaths could have a major impact on economic development by affecting the human capital accumulation of the next generation. We estimate the impact of parent…
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Local Brain Functional Activity Following Early Deprivation: A Study of Postinstitutionalized Romanian Orphans
Early global deprivation of institutionalized children may result in persistent specific cognitive and behavioral deficits. In order to examine brain dysfunction…
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Parental death in childhood and pathways to increased mortality across the life course in Stockholm, Sweden: A cohort study
Background: Previous studies have shown that the experience of parental death during childhood is associated with increased mortality risk. However, few studies…
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Re-Examining the Long-Term Effects of Experiencing Parental Death in Childhood on Adult Psychopathology
This study examined whether the experience of the death of a parent in childhood increases risk for adult psychopathology. Participants consisted of 3481 men and…
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A systematic review on the relationship between childhood exposure to external cause parental death, including suicide, on subsequent suicidal behaviour
Background: Exposure to parental death in childhood has been associated with offspring suicide risk, although the strength of this association is unclear. The primary…
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The Impact of Parental Suicide on Child and Adolescent Offspring
Child and adolescent survivors of parental suicide experience two stressful events simultaneously: (1) the loss of a primary caregiver, and (2) suicidal death of…
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Parental death in childhood and self-inflicted injuries in young adults-a national cohort study from Sweden
Previous studies have shown that parental death influences health and mortality in bereaved offspring. To date, few studies have examined whether exposure to parental…
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Impact of expected parental death on the health of adolescent and young adult children: A systematic review of the literature
Background:Few studies of health impacts of parental death focus on the developmental stage of adolescence and young adulthood and in particular, expected parental…
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Self-efficacy, academic performance and school transition among orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda
Introduction: Self-efficacy is critical to adolescents’ development. This study examined the relationship between self-efficacy, academic performance and transition…
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Role of Orphanages to Uplift the Socio-Economic Status of Orphans Focusing on SOS Children’s Villages in Punjab, Pakistan
The present study has been designed to examine the effect of the upbringing environment on the development of orphan children and their achievement. This study…
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Qualitative Analysis of the Problems and Prospects of Orphanages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A child who loses one or both of his/her parents and does not have any immediate guardian, so they spend their childhood in orphanages. During their stay in orphanages,…
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Public policies and the orphans of AIDS in Africa
International help to care for Africa's orphans is essential not only for their immediate welfare but also to protect the long term prosperity of these countries.…
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Behavioral problems among children living in orphanage facilities of Karachi, Pakistan: comparison of children in an SOS Village with those in conventional orphanages
Purpose: This study compared the behavioral problems of children living in an SOS Village, which attempts to provide a family setup for its children, with those…
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A complex model of differences on gender and institution type in academic achievement, happiness and self-esteem among orphan and nonorphan children from Pakistan
The primary purpose of the study was to compare the difference between the level of academic achievement, happiness and self-esteem among orphan and non-orphan…
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Implementation of Oral Health Education to Orphan Children
Objective: To determine the knowledge and oral hygiene status of orphanage children in Pune and changes in them after health education. Study Design: Interventional…
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Orphanage children in Ghana: are their dietary needs met?
Nourishing the body is a basic human right. The literature argued that children are born with the potential to develop both physically and emotionally. However,…
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Problems Reported by Parents of Romanian Orphans Adopted to British Columbia
Behaviour problems in Romanian orphans adopted to Canada were examined through parents' interview reports of specific problems, and children's scores on the Child…
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AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children in India: Problems, Prospects, and Concerns
This article reviews and discusses the problems, responses, and concerns of orphans and vulnerable children in India. The article shows that HIV/AIDS programs and…
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A Descriptive Study on Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Staying in Institutional Homes
Introduction: Orphans and the other vulnerable children and adolescents (OVCA) living in institutional homes are more prone to behavioral and emotional problems…
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Moving towards inclusive education policies and practices? Basic education for AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Zambia
The global spread of HIV and AIDS has presented a major threat to development, affecting the health of the poor and many aspects of social and economic development.…
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Psychosocial Vulnerability and Resilience Measures For National-Level Monitoring of Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children
Based on expert consultations to the psychosocial indicators developed for UNICEF Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Response for Children Orphaned…
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Psychological well-being and socio-economic hardship among AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Guinea
Over the past decade, the effects of AIDS-related parental death on children’s socioeconomic, educational and psychological well-being have become apparent. Most…
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THE SUSTAINABILITY OF KINSHIP FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN ZIMBABWE: A STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS CARING FOR ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN BIKITA
ACT Most Zimbabweans, like other people in the Southern Africa region, have suffered in a number of ways as a result of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, persistent droughts…
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Parental HIV/AIDS and Psychosocial Adjustment among Rural Chinese Children
Objective To assess the relationship between parental HIV/AIDS and psychosocial adjustment of children in rural central China. Methods Participants included 296…
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Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
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Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Few programmes for sub-Saharan Africa's 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS have focused on their high risk for psychosocial problems. As groundwork for supporting…
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Orphan Problems and Community Concern in Ethiopia
Orphaned children are one of the most disadvantaged groups, living in the community with various problems. Orphan problems are universal in nature and the magnitude…
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Undernutrition Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopian Orphanage Centres
Background: Children without parental care are at high risk for under-nutrition. Ethiopia counts as one of the largest populations of orphans in the world. However,…
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Orphan Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background. Undernutrition contributes to the death of around 3 million children and threatens the futures of hundreds of millions, undermining healthy development…
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Prevalence and Care Practices of Epileptic Seizure among Children in Orphan and Vulnerable Children Homes in Abeokuta, Nigeria
This study focused on care and prevalence of epileptic seizure among children in orphans and vulnerable children homes in Abeokuta. Specifically, it determined:…
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A systematic scoping review of hygiene behaviors and environmental health conditions in institutional care settings for orphaned and abandoned children
Background: Adequate hygiene behaviors and environmental health conditions are fundamental to children's health, development, and well-being. They are especially…
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Correlates of Poor Health among Orphans and Abandoned Children in Less Wealthy Countries: The Importance of Caregiver Health
Background: More than 153 million children worldwide have been orphaned by the loss of one or both parents, and millions more have been abandoned. We investigated…
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Impact of orphan status on HIV treatment outcomes and retention in care of children and adolescents in Asia
An analysis of the impact of orphanhood at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation on HIV outcomes in Asia included 4300 children; 51% were male. At ART initiation,…
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Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa
Background. Limited research investigating treatment outcomes for HIV-positive orphans compared with non-orphans has shown mixed results, with several studies indicating…
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Multi-informant perspective on psychological distress among Ghanaian orphans and vulnerable children within the context of HIV/AIDS
Background: There is little knowledge about the psychosocial distress of children affected by human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency…
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Child prosociality within HIV-affected contexts: the impact of carer ill-health and orphan status
Considerable attention has been provided to the potential adverse outcomes for youth in the context of HIV and AIDS. Using data from a large community-based study…
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AIDS-Affected Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review on Outcome Differences in Rural and Urban Environments
Currently, there are more than 11 million AIDS-affected orphans that suffer from various adverse effects, most of whom reside in sub-Saharan Africa. The difference…
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Measuring Symptoms of Psychopathology in Zambian Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Scale Validation and Psychometric Evaluation
There is a paucity of validated mental health measures for assessing psychological well-being among HIV-affected youth. We sought to explore the psychometric properties…
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What are the factors associated with depressive symptoms among orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia?
Background: Compared to general children, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are more exposed to negative outcomes in life such as abuse and neglect. Consequently,…
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THE MODERATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE RELATI ONSHIP BETWEEN ADVERSITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH OF HIV/AIDS- RELA TED ORPHANS IN MAFIKENG
Aim: The study aimed at exploring the moderating role of perceived social support in the rela tionship between mental health and adversities of HIV/AIDS- related…
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Orphanhood and self-esteem : an 18-year longitudinal study from an HIV-affected area in Tanzania
Background: The HIV epidemic exacerbated the prevalence of prime-aged adult death in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in increased rates of orphanhood.…
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Medical and dental health status of orphan children in central Saudi Arabia
Objectives: To evaluate the medical and dental health status of orphan children from 4 to 12-years-old, and compare them with children living with their parents.…
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Oral health status of orphanage children, Tumkur: A survey report
Background and Aim: It has been well documented that the absence of family support influences the general and oral health of the children. Oral health symbolizes…
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Oral and Dental Health Status in Orphan Children of Lucknow
Background: Orphans lack parental support and receive little oral health care. Therefore there is a propensity to develop a variety of oral lesions. Sometimes these…
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Health and nutritional status of orphans <6 years old cared for by relatives in western Kenya
One of the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is the increase in the number of orphans, estimated to have reached 6–11% of children
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Study to Assess Physical Health Status of Children at Selected Orphanage in Salem, Chennai – India
Orphanages are a vulnerable group in any socio-economic setting simply because they are deprived of one or both of their primary care givers. The level of vulnerability…
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Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs among Orphanage Children of Jaipur City
The aim of the study was to assess oral health status and treatment needs of 5, 12 and 15 year-old orphanage children. A ‘Descriptive Cross Sectional Survey’ was…
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Health and Nutritional Status of Orphan Children’s Living in Orphanages with Special Reference to District Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir
The practice of placing deprived children having least or no emotional and material resources, in orphanages has since long been prevailing in socio -economically…
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Nutritional status and associated factors among orphan children below the age of five years in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Introduction: Orphan and vulnerable children are at high risk for malnutrition due to poor economic status, less medical and social care. Despite the high number…
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Education and Nutritional Status of Orphans and Children of Hiv–Infected Parents in Kenya
We examined whether orphaned and fostered children and children of HIV–infected parents are disadvantaged in schooling, nutrition, and health care. We analyzed…
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Health and Nutritional Status of the Selected Orphanage Children in Tangail City
A study was carried out among 200 (male = 100 and female = 100) orphanage children aged below 18 years from different orphanage homes in Tangail city, Bangladesh.…
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Nutritional status and dietary diversity of orphan and non – orphan children under five years: a comparative study in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana
Background: Undernutrition in children under 5 years is a major risk factor to child deaths and is related to impaired cognitive development and lower school performance.…
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Malnutrition and Associated Factors with Nutritional Status Among Orphan Children: An Evidence-Based Study From Nepal
Background: Malnutrition is common public health problem among children in low- and middle-income countries. Orphan’s children are vulnerable and neglected group…
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Facilitating HIV testing, care and treatment for orphans and vulnerable children aged five years and younger through community-based early childhood development playcentres in rural Zimbabwe
Introduction: Early diagnosis of children living with HIV is a prerequisite for accessing timely paediatric HIV care and treatment services and for optimizing treatment…
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Nutrition Status and Associated Morbidity Risk Factors among Orphanage and Non-Orphanage Children in Selected Public Primary Schools within Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
Background: Most of the nutritional surveys that have been carried out in Kenya have concentrated on children aged five years and below who are under the care of…
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Childhood Parental Loss and Adult Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function
Background: Several decades of research link childhood parental loss with risk for major depression and other forms of psychopathology. A large body of preclinical…
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Orphans and At-Risk Children in Haiti Vulnerabilities and Human Rights Issues Postearthquake
The vulnerability of children in Haiti has increased dramatically since the earthquake in January 2010. Prior to the earthquake, the prevalence of orphans and at-risk…
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A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility
This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research…
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Socio-Pedagogical Challenges facing Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in the Aftermath of the 2007-2008 Election Violence in Nakuru County, Kenya.
The conflict situations that have afflicted parts of Kenya every five years, in the wake of general elections, since 1992 were most prominent after the disputed…
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Caregiver Perspectives on Psychosocial Support Programming for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Africa
In 2011 there were an estimated 3.9 million orphaned children in South Africa, many of them orphaned by HIV/AIDS. These children are at high risk for developing…
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APPROACHES TO CARING FOR CHILDREN ORPHANED BY AIDS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN
The growing numbers of orphaned and vulnerable children in South Africa represent a grave concern for education, health, and social development organizations. The…
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Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV and AIDS
HIV and AIDS have exacted a terrible toll on children and their families. During the 30 years of the global HIV epidemic, an estimated 17 million children lost…
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AIDS orphan tourism: A threat to young children in residential care
The dominant global perception that sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an “AIDS orphan crisis”, coupled with growing trends in international voluntourism, has fostered…
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Variations in pediatric HIV status disclosure between the orphanage and the community in Ethiopia
Past studies on pediatric HIV disclosure have not investigated the variations across childcare settings. This study explored pediatric HIV disclosure for children…
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Impact of nocturnal sleep deprivation on declarative memory retrieval in students at an orphanage: a psychoneuroradiological study
Background and methods: This study investigated the effects of sleep deprivation on total and partial (early and late) declarative memory and activation in the…
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Influence of household food security in the implementation of orphans and vulnerable children programs in Buuri district of Meru county, Kenya
The issue of orphans and vulnerable children can no longer be ignored in the present world if the millennium development goals are to be achieved and more close…
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The mental health of orphans and vulnerable children within the context of HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Background: The HIV/AIDS epidemic has contributed to a drastic increase in the number of orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little…
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Practice of social assistance programmes in the improvement of the welfare of orphans and vulnerable children in Nyeri central district, Nyeri county, Kenya
The social and economic impact of HIV and AIDS threaten the well-being and security of millions of children worldwide. As parents and other family members become…
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AN EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN WA AND JIRAPA TOWNSHIPS OF THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA
Social protection involves choices about whether the core principle behind social provisioning will be universal or selective through targeting. Extreme poverty…
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON THE CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE AMATHOLE DISTRICT
The research investigated the impact of HIV/AIDS on the children’s right to education with special focus on OVCs. The main aim of the research was to assess the…
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The dual risk of child sexual abuse and HIV infection facing orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa
The risks of child sexual abuse (CSA) and HIV infection are interrelated, wherein each can be, and often is, a causal factor for the other. Children who have been…
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Modified Complicated Grief Therapy in Treatment of Complicated Grief among Orphaned Children in Selected Public Primary Schools in Siaya County, Kenya
This quasi-experimental study tested the efficacy of a Modified Complicated Grief Therapy (MCGT) in treating complicated grief (CG) among orphaned children in selected…
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Orphans in Syria and Iraq Juggling Balls: Wars, COVID-19, and the NGO’s financial crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact varies between and within nations, causing new forms of inequality. Refugee and orphan children in conflicted areas are more likely…
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Children at Risk: A Study of the Psychosocial Impact of HIV on Orphans and other Vulnerable Children in Benin
This paper describes the effect of parental HIV on the life of children in Benin. A total of 2,043 children aged from 10 to 16 were surveyed on health, diet, violence,…
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The use of metaphors in narrative research in exploring and describing experiences of adolescent male orphans affected by HIV and AIDS : original research
This article relates to the primary study which aimed at addressing uncertainties about the type and nature of the relationship between the human immunodeficiency…
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Children and teenagers living in orphanages victims of violence: dilemmas and nursing perspectives
This article aimed to understand the nursing care provided to children/teenagers victims of violence living in orphanages and to identify the strategies used on…
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AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): Problems, Responses, and Issues for Congress
Since HIV/AIDS was discovered in 1981, more than 20 million people have lost their lives to the virus. Over 40 million are currently living with HIV/AIDS, including…
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Emotional Development and Nutritional Status of HIV/AIDS Orphaned Children Aged 6–12 Years Old in Thailand
Objective To explore the emotional development and nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphans by their infection status. Methods A community-based cross-sectional survey…
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Nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children in households headed by the elderly in Rakai District, South Western Uganda
Although a lot of research has been conducted on the role of good nutrition in mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS, little is known about the health and nutritional…
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Nutritional status, psychological well-being and the quality of life of AIDS orphans in rural Henan Province, China
objective To assess the influence of orphanhood due to AIDS on children’s nutritional status, psychological well-being and life quality, and to explore appropriate…
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Nutritional status and dietary intake of the orphans: A case study in the ICH (Intervida Children Home) in Dhaka city in Bangladesh
The study was conducted among Intervida beneficiaries (Students) on October 2010. Total number of students was 46. The purpose of the study was to assess the nutritional…
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Nutrition status of children in orphanages in selected primary schools within Dagoretti Division Nairobi, Kenya
Background: School-age children are particularly vulnerable to under nutrition as the priority in nutrition interventions is often to prevent malnutrition during…
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Intestinal helminthiasis and nutritional status of children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria
Background: Intestinal helminths are often associated with poor growth and reduced physical activities, and may worsen already compromised nutritional status of…
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Are orphans at increased risk of malnutrition in Malawi?
The objective of this study was to compare the nutritional status and health problems of village orphans, non-orphans and orphanage children, and to identify factors…
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Orphans and their living arrangement in Indian households: Understanding their educational and nutritional status
Absence of biological parents affects a child’s growth and well-being. This study examines the status of children living in the households, whose parents or either…
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Survival, family conditions and nutritional status of motherless orphans in the West Bank, Palestine
Aims: This study describes survival, family care and growth of the orphans of women dying at reproductive age (15—49 years) in the West Bank, Palestine, in 2000…
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Assessment of nutritional status in children of an orphanage
Introduction: Children of orphanages are more prone to malnutrition compared to children staying at home with their parents. Four out of ten malnourished children…
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Children Living in Orphanages in the City of Douala, Cameroon
Introduction: Malnutrition is characterised by metabolic disturbances identified by measurement of anthropometric and biological parameters. The purpose of this…
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Food Security and Nutritional Outcomes among Urban Poor Orphans in Nairobi, Kenya
The study examines the relationship between orphanhood status and nutritional status and food security among children living in the rapidly growing and uniquely…
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Nutritional Status of Resident Female Orphans of Selected Orphanages of Dhaka City
Background: Malnutrition specially under nutrition has been recognized as the major cause of morbidity and mortality among children. The orphan children are the…
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Nutritional status among orphans and vulnerable children aged 6 to 59 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Background: Childhood undernutrition is a global problem contributing to more than a third of under-five mortality. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) fare worse…
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Assessing the health status of young AIDS and other orphans in Kampala, Uganda
The huge number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) orphans is an important feature of the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.…
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN IN HOKKAIDO ORPHANAGES
A nutritional survey of Hokkaido orphanage children in 1960 was reported by MITCHELL and SANTO (1). Subsequently heights and weights for each sex and age group…
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Morbidity profile of orphan children in Southern India
Background: Orphan children globally and in India are increasing. Magnitude of their health problems is unknown. The present study was carried out to assess the…
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GROWTH, NUTRITIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL STATUS OF YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN ORPHANAGES IN KAZAKHSTAN
This article describes the nutritional and developmental status of young children living in Baby Houses (orphanages for children ages 0–3 years) in Kazakhstan.…
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Assessment of nutritional status and dietary patterns of orphans residing in different orphanages of Lahore, Pakistan
The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status, intake of energy and macronutrients of male and female orphans from orphanages in Lahore. Study was…
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Nutritional and Food Security Status of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Report of a Research Project supported by UNICEF, IFPRI, and WFP
The HIV epidemic has created over 10 million orphans in sub-Saharan Africa and countless other children are affected by the disease, whether by living with a parent…
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The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children: cross-sectional comparison of household and individual characteristics of those with and without
Background: The ‘Cash Transfer to Orphans and Vulnerable Children’ (CT-OVC) in Kenya is a government-supported program intended to provide regular and predictable…
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Endemic Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia infections in a Thai orphanage.
We conducted a point prevalence survey for enteric protozoa in 205 institutionalized orphans 1-61 months of age in Bangkok, Thailand. Cryptosporidium was identified…
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Poorer health and nutritional outcomes in orphans and vulnerable young children not explained by greater exposure to extreme poverty in Zimbabwe
objective To describe patterns of association between different groups of young orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their nutritional and health outcomes;…
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Nutritional status and personal hygiene of children living in the orphanages of Bhubaneswar: capital city of Odisha
Background:Orphan’s children are vulnerable and neglected group in the society and are more prone to malnutrition. Aim is to assess the nutritional status, personal…
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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES, MALNUTRITION, ANEMIA AND THEIR RISK FACTORS AMONG ORPHANED CHILDREN IN SANA'A CITY, YEMEN
Background: Intestinal parasites infection, malnutrition, and anemia are endemic among children living inpoor and developing low-income countries, particularly…
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Oral health status in relation to nutritional status among institutionalized and non-institutionalized orphans in Baghdad city
Background: Nutritional condition was reported as one of the factors affecting the oral health status, particularly among underprivileged groups. Orphans are one…
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Burden and Predictors of Underweight among Preschool Orphan Children in Southern Ethiopia
Background: Underweight is one of the public health problems in Ethiopia. Underweight children had lower resistance to diseases, lower school performance, and poor…
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Comparison of nutritional status of HIV positive children with homecare and institutional care/ orphanage – An eye opener cross sectional study
Background: Nutrition has an important bearing on the health of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive children. Ascertaining the nutritional demands correctly…
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The effect of orphan-hood on the nutritional and educational status of children in Zambia
The death of a parent occasion's severe trauma on a child. The loss a parent causes emotional distress and deprives the orphaned child of nurturing, values, information…
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The Implementation of Balanced Nutrition Using “Piring Makanku” on Food Consumption of Orphanage Children in Makassar City
BACKGROUND: Compliance with food-based dietary guidelines has been known delivered positive effect on nutrition and public health. AIM: This study aimed to assess…
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Nutritional Status of Under-five Children living in Orphanages compared with their Counterparts living with their Families in Host Communities in Lagos State
Background: The prevalence of malnutrition in Nigerian orphanages is not clearly defined despite the high burden. This study was conducted to determine and compare…
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Care for AIDS orphans in Uganda: findings from focus group discussions
Since 1982 when the first case of AIDS was identified in Rakai district (Serwadda et al. 1985) the disease has moved like a bushfire and killed many people in Uganda.…
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An enumeration of orphans and analysis of the problems and wishes of orphans: the case of Kariba, Zimbabwe
In southern Africa, HIV and AIDS accounts for the largest proportion of orphans. Very often the orphaned children become destitute, and young girls in particular…
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Caregiving Stress and Adjustment Problems of Kenyan Orphans Raised by Grandmothers
The present study compared levels of caregiving stress among 115 biological mothers and 134 grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren. The associations…
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Diagnostic Orphans: Adolescents With Alcohol Symptoms Who Do Not Qualify for DSM-IV Abuse or Dependence Diagnoses
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the validity of the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol use disorders when applied to adolescents. This report describes a group of “diagnostic…
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CARING FOR AIDS ORPHANS: THE EXPERIENCES OF ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER CAREGIVERS AND AIDS ORPHANS
Barnett and Blaikie (1992:2) postulate that the advent of the HIV/AIDS phenomenon seems to have caught countries unaware, and there has been virtually no plan to…
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kenya’s cash transfer program: pro- tecting the health and human rights of orphans and vulnerable children
In Kenya, as in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa heavily burdened by HIV/ AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) face poverty and despair. There is an…
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Social protection of Africa's orphans and vulnerable children - issues and good practices program options
HIV/AIDS, and violent conflicts are giving rise to a massive generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region currently has about 13 million orphans, most…
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In the Spirit of Ubuntu: Enforcing the Rights of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa
The human immunodeficiency virus ("HIV") and acquired immune deficiency syndrome ("AIDS") have plagued the African continent. In sub-Saharan Africa, the hardest…
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Tuberculosis and Hepatitis Infections among the Underprivileged Orphan Children of Northern Pakistan
The hepatitis B, C and tuberculosis infections were not investigated in orphan children with low socioeconomic status living in the northern Pakistan. A total of…
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Emerging health disparities in Botswana: Examining the situation of orphans during the AIDS epidemic
Botswana has the second highest HIV prevalence rate and highest rate of orphanhood in the world. Although child mortality rates have doubled in 15 years, the extent…
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Nutritional Assessment of under Five years Children in Mygoma Orphanage Home, Sudan
In this issue of the journal various papers from the Region have discussed topics from diabetes to nutrition to hernia and educational issues. A paper from Sudan…