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Mental healthEvaluation 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…
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…
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…
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…
The Orphans of Eritrea: Are Orphanages Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Objective: This study compared the mental health and cognitive development of 9- to 12-year-old Eritrean war orphans living in two orphanages that differed qualitatively…
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…
Differences of Mental Health among Orphan and Non-Orphan Adolescent
The study aims to identify the differences of mental health among orphan and non-orphan adolescents in Malaysia. This study used a quantitative method. The sample…
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…
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…
Community-Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions
The goal of this paper was to conduct a review of studies from 2008 to 2019 that evaluated community-based caregiver or family interventions to support the mental…
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,…
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…
The impact of care environment on the mental health of orphaned, separated and street-connected children and adolescents in western Kenya: a prospective cohort analysis
Introduction The effect of care environment on orphaned and separated children and adolescents’ (OSCA) mental health is not well characterised in sub-Saharan Africa.…
Effect of Leisure Time Activities on Mental Health of Orphan Children
The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of leisure time activities on mental health status of orphan children. Orphan children suffer greatly from…
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…
Neglect and perceived stigmatization impact psychological distress of orphans in Tanzania
Background: Research has shown that orphans in sub-Saharan Africa are at increased risk for mental health problems. Exposure to maltreatment and HIV/AIDS-related…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Family Ties and Mental Health of Orphans in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Does the Gender of the Dead Parent Matter?
In sub-Saharan Africa, families represent a type of social safety net for individuals in difficulty, thus making up for the absence of social programs and public…
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,…
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…
The mental health of children orphaned by AIDS: a review of international and southern African research
This paper reviews research on the mental health and psychological outcomes of children who are orphaned by AIDS. Studies are limited, scattered and often unpublished.…
Parental Divorce or Death During Childhood and Adolescence and Its Association With Mental Health
Despite the severity of the loss of a parent and the frequency of parental divorce, few studies compared their impact on mental health in the general adult population.…
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…
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…
Risk and protective factors for mental health and wellbeing among adolescent orphans
Background: Research has demonstrated the importance of understanding risk factors for mental health and wellbeing. Less research has focused on protective factors…
Cash Transfers Improve the Mental Health and Well-being of Youth: Evidence from the Kenyan CashTransfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Approximately half of all mental health disorders begin by age 14, and three-quarters by age 24 (Kessler et al., 2005). Among adolescents, depression is one of…