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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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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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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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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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Schooling and Parental Death
Loss of a parent is one of the most traumatic events a child can face. If loss of a parent reduces investments in children, it can also have long-lasting implications.…
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Long-Term Experiencing of Parental Death During Childhood
This qualitative study examined the long-term experience of childhood parental death by exploring how adults (a) retrospectively conceptualize their experiences…
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Bastards and Foundlings: Illegitimacy in Eighteenth-Century England
Demographers and historians refer to the eighteenth century as the “century of illegitimacy,”1 pointing out that “in every city in England and the continent for…
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The Impact of Parental Death in Childhood on Sons’ and Daughters’ Status Attainment in Young Adulthood in the Netherlands, 1850–1952
Previous research on the impact of parental loss on labor market outcomes in adulthood has often suffered from low sample sizes. To generate further insights into…
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Parental Death and the Adjustment of School-Age Children
Findings on the emotional impact of parental death for dependent children have not been consistent due to serious methodological limitations. The Child Bereavement…
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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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Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries
Background Development policymakers and child-care service providers are committed to improving the educational opportunities of the 153 million orphans worldwide.…
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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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Psychological wellbeing of children at public primary schools in Jimma town: An orphan and non-orphan comparative study
Orphans face multiple challenges including insufficient food, shelter, schooling, and medical care. Most research on orphans in developing countries concentrates…
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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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Emotional Health and Self-esteem Among Adolescents in Malaysian Orphanages
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem among institutional Malaysian adolescents. This cross-sectional…
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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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Effectiveness of Specific Interventions on Emotional Status among Orphan Children in Selected Orphanages, Salem
A true experimental-study was conducted using pre test and post test with experimental and control group design by Nesakkarangal orphanage selected as experimental…
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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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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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DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM OF ORPHAN CHILDREN AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS
The current research investigated differences in self-esteem of orphan children and children living with both parents in their homes. The sample was composed of…
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Emotional empathy mediates the relationship between personality traits and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan students
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inspect the potential mediation pathways among emotional empathy, personality traits and coping strategies in orphan and…
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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…
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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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Issue of Consent for MTP by Orphan, Major and ‘Mentally Retarded’: A Critical Review
An orphan, mentally retarded woman, above 18 years age, when suffered pregnancy as a result of rape posses a serious challenge before the Chandigarh Administration…
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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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Three-Year Change in the Wellbeing of Orphaned and Separated Children in Institutional and Family-Based Care Settings in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Background: With more than 2 million children living in group homes, or ‘‘institutions’’, worldwide, the extent to which institution-based caregiving negatively…
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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.…
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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…
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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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Contribution of personality attributes in adolescent adjustment at orphanages, single parent families and intact families
The present study explored the contribution of personality attributes in adolescent adjustment at orphanages, single parent families and intact families. The sample…
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Social Exclusion and Inclusion: Challenges to Orphan Care in Malawi
One of the major effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi as in sub-Saharan African in general is the rising number of orphans. Development practitioners and…
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Investigating psychosocial problems of orphan children in primary schools
The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial problems of orphan children in public primary schools. The study is based on a mixed-type research…
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Psychological Characteristics of Adolescents Orphans with Different Experience of Living in a Family
The complexity of settling adolescents-orphans in foster families and significant number of break-downs in these families are the problems which determine the relevance…
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“Orphans” or Veterans? Justice for Children Born of War in East Timor
All over East Timor, one can find “orphans” whose parents still live, and “wives” who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society—hundreds…
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South Korea’s legacy of orphan adoption and the violation of adoptees’ rights to know their origins
South Korea experienced international scrutiny over its irregular intercountry adoption practices in the 1980s. However, it eventually came to be viewed as a model…
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Orphans’ Land Rights in Post-War Rwanda: The Problem of Guardianship
In 1994, the Rwandan civil war and genocide produced thousands of orphans. Alongside the war, the growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Rwanda has produced a current population…
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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…
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The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
This paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants…
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ORPHANS IN AFRICA
We examine the impact of orphanage on the living arrangements and school enrollment of children in Sub-Saharan Africa, using data from 19 Demographic and Health…
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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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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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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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Pakistani orphanage caregivers' perspectives regarding their caregiving abilities, personal and orphan children's psychological wellbeing
Background: Pakistan is home to 4.6 million children who have been orphaned. Limited data on caregiving in orphanages suggests that caregivers do not have specialized…
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Examining the Learning Experiences of Orphans from a Critical Perspective
Orphans are amongst the most vulnerable group of children. It is important to stimulate awareness as well as sensitivity to their issues. Framed within a critical…
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Problems of Orphan Children in State-Sponsored Orphanages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The present study is conducted in two sweet homes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan i.e. Sweet Home of Peshawar and Sweet Home of Abbottabad. The nature of the study…
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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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SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ORPHANS IN ORPHANAGES: A CASE STUDY OF AL-ISLAH CENTER IN DISTRICT MARDAN
The study intends to reflect the ideal and actual situation of Al-Islah Centre considering Government policy for orphanages. Recreational, educational and food…
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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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Child Participation in Zimbabwe's National Action Plan for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children: Progress, Challenges and Possibilities
Children have the right to participate in all matters that affect them—including national policies, such as Zimbabwe's National Action Plan (NAP) for Orphans and…
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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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Psychosocial wellbeing of orphan and vulnerable children at orphanages in Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia
The aim of this study was to explore the psychosocial problems and coping strategies of orphan and vulnerable children living in two orphanages, namely Yenege Tesfa…
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Psychosocial problems and well being in institutionalized and non institutionalized children
Background: Most of the research conclusively states that institutionalization of children has an adverse impact on their development, growth, and health. Institutionalized…
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Psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned children in selected primary schools in Tanzania
Psychosocial wellbeing is among the important components of the general wellbeing of an individual and crucial for children's survival and development. The current…
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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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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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Rethinking institutional care using family-based alternative child care system for orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria
The need for alternative child care in Nigeria and other developing societies around the world is crucial given the increasing reports and studies on the negative…
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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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More than the loss of a parent: Potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children†
This study examines rates of potentially traumatic events and associated anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties among 1,258 orphaned and abandoned children…
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Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries
Background: The care and protection of the estimated 143,000,000 orphaned and abandoned children (OAC) worldwide is of great importance to global policy makers…
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Child and caregiver concordance of potentially traumatic events experienced by orphaned and abandoned children
Exposure to trauma is associated with significant emotional and behavioral difficulties among children. Overall, reports of trauma and violence experienced by children…
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Children’s psychosocial wellbeing in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a comparative investigation of orphaned and non-orphaned children living in South Africa
Background: Recent studies have questioned whether orphanhood is primarily associated with key dimensions of psycho-social wellbeing in children living in circumstances…
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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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Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed…
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A Comparison of Mental Health Problems and Coping Strategies in Orphans and Non-Orphans
The present research aims to compare the levels of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress between orphans and non-orphans and to explore…
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Developing The Comprehensive Social Well-Being Index For Orphans In Malaysian Orphanages
Tragically, millions of children all over the globe have become orphaned for many reasons for example famine, displacement, disease or poverty. With a desire to…
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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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Enhancing Psychosocial Support through Positive Youth Development: Narratives from Orphans in Zimbabwe
Due to the AIDS pandemic more and more youths are losing their parents. They are usually left with caregivers and in Zimbabwe these are usually people from the…
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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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Subjective Well-Being of Orphans
This study aims to examine the differences of life satisfaction and happines of orphans raised in Islamic orphanages based on their sosiodemographic status. The…
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Challenges in managing an orphanage: A perspective of orphanage operator in the state of Pahang
Purpose: Managing an orphanage is a challenging task. Orphanage management must exercise good practices either financially or in terms of management in order to…
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IMPACT OF THE MEDIATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR SENSITIZING CAREGIVERS ON SOCIAL COGNITION IN ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in South Africa have high rates of attachment trauma and are at increased risk of a multitude of adverse psychosocial outcomes,…
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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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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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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.…
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Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo
Objective. This study identifies the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems and the associated factors in orphanage children. Methods. This cross-sectional…
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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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The Effects of Childhood Parental Death and Divorce on Six-Month History of Anxiety Disorders
Duke Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) data were used to examine the relationships between: (a) early childhood maternal death, paternal death, and parental separation/divorce,…
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The Impact of Parental Death on Middle Aged Children
There has been a paucity of literature dealing with the impact of the death of a parent upon a middle-aged child, and a number of reasons for this are explored.…
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The impact of childhood parental loss on risk for mood, anxiety and substance use disorders in a population-based sample of male twins
Previous studies have identified the relationship between parental loss and psychopathology later in life. However, this relationship varied depending on the kind…
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The impact of parental death on the timing of first marriage: Evolutionary versus social explanations
BACKGROUND This article examines the impact of parental death in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood on male and female age at marriage in the Netherlands in…
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Impact of Domestic Care Environment on Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Orphans in Western Kenya
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the domestic care environment on the prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic…
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Orphans or Veterans: Justice for Children Born of War in East Timor
All over East Timor, one can find “orphans” whose parents still live, and “wives” who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society—hundreds…
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Factors influencing access and retention in secondary schooling for orphaned and vulnerable children and young people: Case studies from high HIV and AIDS prevalence contexts in Lesotho
The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing access and retention in secondary schooling for orphans and other vulnerable children living in high HIV…
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Education for All: Myth or Reality for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe?
The freedom of Zimbabwe from colonial rule in 1980 brought with it the vision of Education for All by the year 2000. A number of initiatives were implemented in…
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The transformative role of education sponsorship program among female Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Uganda
The purpose of the current study was to explore the transformative role of education sponsorship program provided by Concern for the Girl Child (CGC) to female…
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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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DETERMINANTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMES FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TAITA TAVETA COUNTY, KENYA
According to UNICEF, in 2007, an estimated 145 million children between the ages of 0 and 17 years were orphaned, while in 2014, over 198 million children below…
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The implications of neoliberalism for the care of orphans in Zimbabwe: Challenges and opportunities for social work practice
The paper explores the implications of neoliberal social policies for the care of orphans in Zimbabwe and looks at the challenges and opportunities for social work…
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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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Traumatic Experiences Affecting Children in Institutions of Care for Orphans in Kiambu County, Kenya
Childhood emotional trauma can have negative impact on the individual as adults in many ways. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the traumatic experiences…
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Age at Adoption: A Measure of Time in the Orphanage or Child-Specific Factors?
This study examined the association between pre-adoption variables (e.g., time in orphanage, birth weight) and age at adoption in a sample of 169 children, aged…
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Do Orphans And Vulnerable Children Have A Future? A Critical Analysis of Community-Based Social Protection Systems in Kenya
Globally, widespread increase of adversities such as chronic poverty and Hiv/Aids have increased the number of orphans and vulnerable children, thereby threatening…
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The Right to Basic Education for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Is Kenya Up to the Challenge?
The right to basic education is a key component of a child’s survival, protection and development. This is particularly important with regard to Orphaned and Vulnerable…
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Influence of finance on mainstreaming support for orphans and vulnerable children in public nursery schools in Nyeri central district, Kenya
Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) below 8 years represent an extremely vulnerable population due to growing levels of poverty, HIV/AIDS and socio-economic…
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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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An assessment of factors that influence the management of quality care to orphans and vulnerable children
The rise in the number of orphans and vulnerable children is emerging at a time when the capacity of families to respond to the crisis is increasingly compromised…
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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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IMPLICATION OF ‘LEAP’ ON THE EDUCATIONAL WELL-BEING OF ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE HO MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA
The purpose of the study was to explore the contribution of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to the educational well-being of orphaned…
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Community Participation In Community Day Secondary Schooling for Orphaned and Vulnerable Students in Malawi in an Era of Shrinking Community
The purpose of this dissertation is to interrogate the meanings of “community” “participation,” and “community participation” concepts that are central to international…
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Children of A Lesser God? Orphans, Vulnerable Children (OVCs) And Poverty In Zambia: Implications For Social Work Practice
This paper attempts to present a conceptual linkage between a model of intervention of social protection and community practice model specifically locality development…
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Factors influencing implementation of social protection programmes in kenya: a case of cash transfer programme for orphans and vulnerable children in Kibera slums, Nairobi county
Majority of the Kenyan orphans live under extreme poverty conditions with relatives or guardians who are also often poor and therefore unable to provide basic care…
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Cash transfer for orphans and vulnerable children as a form of human capital investment in Homa Bay county
The study investigated the role of CT-OVC as a form of human capital investment on the beneficiary OVC living in Homa Bay district of Homa Bay County. The CT-OVC…
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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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Focusing on caregivers: the experiences of women caregivers caring for orphans and vulnerable children at Crossroads Child and Youth Care Center, Matatiele.
The concept of caregiving is at the centre of current political, social, cultural and economic debates globally. Under capitalism, care and caregiving are socially…
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Influence of sponsorship on completion of post primary education among orphans and vulnerable children: a case of Ngaremara location in Isiolo county, Kenya.
Attention is increasingly turned to post primary education in the Millennium Development Goals and education for all. The transition to secondary education and…
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INFLUENCE OF CASH TRANSFER GRANT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNARABLE CHILDREN ON WELLBEING OF HOUSEHOLDS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL: KENYA
Cash Transfer Programmes are an essential constituent of social policy, assessing the Programme from the beneficiaries‟ perspective is important in order to determine…
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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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An investigation of factors leading to children becoming orphans and social problems orphans face in Limuru area
The care and support provision for orphans and vulnerable children is among of the greatest challenges that face Kenya today; it is estimated that about 2.4 million…
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Factors Influencing Implementation Of Orphan And Vulnerable Children Projects In Igembe North Sub-county, Meru County, Kenya.
Project ideas have been suggested; some ideas so superior that if implemented through project work could positively change people’s lives. However, such ideas remain…
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In the tension between the local and the global: A field study about organizational and cultural challenges faced by NGO:s working with orphans and vulnerable children in Gaborone; Botswana
The HIV and AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa calls a great national and global response in order to face the challenges associated with the illness for the individual,…
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“Dancing to the Tune of the Donor”: Donor Funding and Local Implementation of Initiatives to Assist Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Uganda, 1986 – 2011
This study is an inquiry into the exercise of power in the mainstream development apparatus, drawing from the case example of the dynamics among local and foreign…
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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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Accountability of school stakeholders in ensuring orphaned children’s school attendance
Background: In recent years, there appears to have been more interest than ever in the education of orphaned children, especially in terms of their school attendance.…
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An analysis of the effects of the political environment on the governance of orphans and vulnerable children by non-state actors in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
This study focused on how the political environment affects the governance of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by non-state actors in Mutare, Zimbabwe. The…
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A comparative study of guardians'/parents' involvement into orphaned and non-orphaned children's education in Mongu District
The purpose of this study was to compare parental involvement to guardian involvement in nonorphaned and orphaned children’s education respectively. This involvement…
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Addicted to Orphans: How the Global Orphan Industrial Complex Jeopardizes Local Child Protection Systems
While many scholars and activists from multiple disciplines have reported on various aspects of orphan policy and the international adoption industry, there has…
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A Child's Right to Participation: Photovoice as Methodology for Documenting the Experiences of Children Living in Kenyan Orphanages
Through ethnographic research, including participatory photography or “photovoice,” this research project explored the changing landscape of childhood faced by…
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A study on domestic gender crimes and the protection of orphans: the experience of social services in Italy
The orphans of domestic crime constitute the hidden face of human and family violence. Indirect violence on children in a family unit affects their imagination,…
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EARLY EDUCATION OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN: A CRUCIAL ASPECT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
In the last decade there has been a significant escalation in the number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in various parts of the world, more particularly,…
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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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Kenya Research Situation Analysis on Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Country Brief
Addressing the needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and mitigating negative outcomes of the growing OVC population worldwide is a high priority for national…
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Caregiver-specific factors and orphanage-context factors contributing to maltreatment of children in institutional care: A multi-level analysis of 24 orphanages in Tanzania
Background: High rates of maltreatment and low caregiving quality in institutional care settings have been identified in various low-and middle-income countries.…
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Empowering caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland
This paper reports on the health and psychosocial impacts of a programme designed to economically empower female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).…
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Orphans of the Mexican drug war: insights on a public health challenge
Objective. To describe how the Government of Mexico and other direct stakeholders perceive children orphaned by the drug war; to determine the current measures…
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Legal Protection of Orphans from child abuse in children`s residential institutions in Kyrgyzstan
This thesis is centered on question: Whether the Kyrgyzstan fulfils all the obligations on protection of orphans from child abuse in children`s residential institutions.…
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The Aid ‘Darlings’ and ‘Orphans’ of the Great Lakes Region in Africa
This paper looks at the developmental consequences of aid flows on the Great Lakes region in Africa. Our main hypothesis is that political considerations and donor…
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Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Middle East
The state of orphans and vulnerable children in the Middle East has remained somewhat unknown or ambiguous, in recent years we are beginning to learn the dire state…
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Set up to Fail: Inadequate Educational Support for Orphans in Central Kenya
In response to Kenya’s goal of free and universal primary education for every child by 2015, this paper describes a few of the obstacles that one of the most visible…
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Orphans of the State: Conceptualizing Citizenship, Space, and Kinship in Bolivian Municipal Politics
In an urban barrio on the outskirts of a Bolivian city, the municipal government engages in a variety of techniques to regulate and manage the illegal settlers…
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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…
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THE CONCEPT OF ORPHANS TREATMENT IN THE QUR’AN
The orphan is a child left behind by his father when he is immature. There are also left by his mother, then the child is also called orphans. A child who loses…
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Psychosocial Effects of Traumatic Experiences in Children Living In Orphanages: A Selected Case of Kings Kid Village and Our Home Child Care Center in Nairobi County, Kenya
This study explored the psychosocial effects of traumatic experiences in children living in two orphanages: Kings Kid Village and Our Home Child Care Center in…
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ORPHANS IN AFRICA: PARENTAL DEATH, POVERTY, AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
We examine the impact of orphanhood on children’s school enrollment in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. Although poorer children in Africa are less likely to attend…
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SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN ENUGU STATE
This study sought to find out services available for orphans and vulnerable children in Enugu State and the social workers’ roles in the provision of services for…
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RWANDAN GENOCIDE ORPHANS
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide is a tragedy which the world has not, up to date, been able to recover from due to its subsisting side effects. Due to the impact of the…
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AIDS, ORPHANS AND CRIME: Exploring the linkages
In the hardest hit regions of the world, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasing poverty and inequality and reversing decades of improvements in health, education,…
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Orphanages: A bane to personality development of the child
This paper reviewed orphanage homes as a bane to the personality development of the child. That the way an individual is perceived and rated by others also depends…
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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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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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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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Nutrition Status and associated Morbidity Risk Factors among Children in Orphanages and Non Orphanage Children in selected Primary Schools within Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya (2009)
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 their parent(s).…
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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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Development, Social-Emotional Behavior and Resilience of Orphaned Children in a Family-Oriented Setting
SOS children’s villages take care of orphaned or abandoned children who are likely to suffer from multiple psychosocial problems. Nevertheless, much is not known…
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Assessing the Nutritional Status of Orphaned and Non- Orphaned Children Aged 6-59 Months in Kakamega County, Kenya.
Child malnutrition is globally the highest risk factor for illness and death. It contributes to more than half of deaths in children worldwide. Children who lose…
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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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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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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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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 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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Demographic and clinical features of orphans and nonorphans at a pediatric HIV centre in North India
Objective: To determine the prevalence of orphanhood among HIV positive children and to compare their social and demographic and clinical characteristics with that…
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Effects of Group Activity Play Therapy on Problem Behaviors of Preadolescent Ugandan Orphans
This randomized controlled study examined the effectiveness of group activity play therapy (GAPT) with 60 displaced Ugandan orphans, ages 10 to 12 years, exhibiting…
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Orphan Care in Botswana’s Working Households: Growing Responsibilities in the Absence of Adequate Support
Objectives. Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV-prevalence rates and the world’s highest percentages of orphaned children among its population. We assessed…
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A 2-year follow-up of orphans’ competence, socioemotional problems and post-traumatic stress symptoms in traditional foster care and orphanages in Iraqi Kurdistan
Background This paper aims to compare orphans’ development in two different care systems. Methods Based on age, sex, psychological trauma scores, competence and…
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A Comparative Study of Personality Differences between Orphans and Non Orphans of Lahore
Objective: The present research aimed at investigating the personality differences between institutionalized orphans (IO), non institutionalized orphans (NIO) and…
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Prevalence of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders among the Orphans and Factors Associated with these Disorders
Background: Orphans are the special group of children who are generally deprived and prone to develop psychiatric disorders even reared in well run institution.…
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Orphan care: the role of the extended family in northern Uganda
This paper examines the traditional role of the extended family in orphan care in northern Uganda. The extended family provides much support in looking after orphans,…
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Practices of Relatedness and the Re-Invention of duol as a Network of Care for Orphans and Widows in Western Kenya
Globally, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (UNICEF/UNAIDS 1999) has brought increased mortality for young adults, while many children have been orphaned and made vulnerable…
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Posttraumatic Stress in AIDS-Orphaned Children Exposed to High Levels of Trauma: The Protective Role of Perceived Social Support
Poor urban children in South Africa are exposed to multiple community traumas, but AIDS-orphaned children are at particular risk for posttraumatic stress. This…
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Risk and protective factors for psychological wellbeing of children orphaned by AIDS in Cape Town: a qualitative study of children and caregivers’ perspectives
By 2020, an estimated 2.3 million South African children will be orphaned by HIV/AIDS (Actuarial Society of South Africa, 2005), but little is known about risk…
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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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Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights: cross-sectional evidence from western Kenya
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened…
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Rights Relationships and the Experience of Children Orphaned by AIDS
The global AIDS pandemic has left more than fifteen million children orphaned. These children constitute one of the most vulnerable populations, yet their situation…
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International Adoption: The Human Rights Position
International adoption is under siege, with the number of children placed dropping in each of the last several years, and many countries imposing severe new restrictions.…
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Does the human capital discourse promote or hinder the right to education? The case of girls, orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda
This paper studies the implications of considering education as a human right and examining it through the lens of the human capital discourse. It uses Polanyi’s…
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Children as ethnographers: Reflections on the importance of participatory research in assessing orphans' needs
Critiques of child participation within aid programming suggest that it is superficial and insubstantive for the fulfilment of children’s rights. By employing former…
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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…
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Qualitative research report on orphans and vulnerable children in Palapye, Botswana
In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on…