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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 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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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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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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The maintenance of bastard children in London, 1790-1834
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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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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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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A systematic review on the meaning of the concept ‘AIDS Orphan’: confusion over definitions and implications for care
Global publications on the international AIDS epidemic report on the existence of an ever-increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children. It has been suggested…
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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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Caring for the orphan in the Philippines:A Policy-Capacity review
Using synthesis and an integrative approach, the article analyzes laws, policies, and institutions that protect the rights and promote the welfare of orphaned children…
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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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Orphans in orphanages of Kashmir “and their Psychological problems
The number of orphans is increasing day by day in India in general and in Jammu and Kashmir in particular. Besides, the trend of institutionalizing them is spreading…
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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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The Experience Of Mental States Of Adolescents Orphans
The article describes the issue of development of mental states of orphaned children being brought up in institutionalized institutions. The purpose of the article…
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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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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…
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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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Physical and sexual abuse in orphaned compared to non-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review assessed the quantitative literature to determine whether orphans are more likely to experience physical and/or sexual abuse compared to…
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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…
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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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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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Stress, coping and quality of life: An exploratory study of the psychological well-being of Ghanaian orphans placed in orphanage
Previous studies have demonstrated that parental loss and orphanage placement can be stressful and can negatively affect the psychological well-being of children.…
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Care and education of orphaned children in Poland
Poland is going through tremendous changes in its educational and health‐care systems. These changes may bring reforms in the care of orphaned children because…
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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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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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Orphan adolescents' lifeworlds on school-based psychosocial support
Psychosocial support is an indispensable need of human life and a basic right of all children. Orphan adolescents in this phenomenological study describe their…
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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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Psychological Stability of Orphans in Crisis Situations
The article presents the results of the study of psychological stability of orphans who survived abuse and violence in the parental home (N = 120). The structure…
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Perceived Social Support and Resilience among Orphans: A Systematic Review
The present study is based on a systematic research review. The review of literature is an important component of the research process and should be carried out…
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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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A Comparative Study of Wellbeing of Orphan and Non-Orphan Children
The family is the basic social institution in the society. It functions as the basic unit which produces future generations and provides love and affection to the…
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Early malnutrition and “late” adoption: a study of their effects on the development of Korean orphans adopted into American families
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of early malnutrition and “late” adoption on physical and mental development. A cohort of 240 female Korean…
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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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SOCIOCULTURAL METRICS OF THE PERSONAL PARADIGM OF ORPHANS’ UPBRINGING IN PEDAGOGICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE OF UKRAINE
The purpose of the article is to outline and analyze the sociocultural metrics of paradigm of orphans’ upbringing in Ukraine. The philosophical and educational…
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Self-esteem of Children Living with their Parents for Secondary Schools in AL-Rusafa: Comparative Study to the Children Living in Orphanage
Objectives: to find out differences in the level of self-esteem between orphanage children and children who live with their. Parents. Methods: A descriptive studies…
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Parental death in childhood and risk of adult depressive disorders
The authors review the evidence that parental death in childhood predisposes to depressive disorders in later life. The findings in general are quite inconsistent;…
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The role of informal caregivers in the well-being of orphans in Botswana: a literature review
With the orphan population escalating, communities continue to rely on relatives to provide care to orphans. Therefore, there is a need to explore the role of caregivers…
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Orphanage tourism and the convention on the rights of the child.
This chapter argues that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a useful lens through which to view the adverse effects of orphanage…
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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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European orphans and vagrants in India in the Nineteenth century
Current writing about the British in India would lead an otherwise un- informed reader to suppose that its European community consisted almost entirely of civil…
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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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Death and Divorce: The Long‐Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents
Two quasi‐experiments are used to estimate the impact of parental divorce on the adult labor market and marital/fertility outcomes of adolescents. These involve…
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Does the impact of parental death vary by parental socioeconomic status? A study of children's educational and occupational attainment
Objective: We examine whether parental death differentially affects educational and occupational attainment by the socioeconomic status of the parent who dies and…
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Examining longer-term effects of parental death in adolescents and young adults: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health
Using longitudinal data spanning a 7-year period, we investigated the behavioral and psycho-social effects resulting from a parent’s death during early childhood…
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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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Childhood Parental Loss and Adult Psychopathology in Women A Twin Study Perspective
We examine the relationship between parental loss prior to age 17 years and adult psychopathology in 1018 pairs of female twins from a population-based registry.…
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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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Risks of major mental disorders after parental death in children, adolescents, and young adults and the role of premorbid mental comorbidities: a population-based cohort study
Previous studies have shown an association between early parental death and the risk of subsequent major mental disorders (MMDs) among the bereaved children and…
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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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The Effects of parental loss on the psychosocial wellbeing of AIDS-orphaned children living in AIDS-impacted communities: Does gender matter?
Communities in sub-Saharan Africa continue to bear the biggest share of the global HIV/AIDS burden compared to the rest of the world. In 2012, an estimated 23.5…
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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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Psychological distress among orphaned youth and youth reporting sexual exploitation in Kampala, Uganda
Psychological distress is a priority health issue in low- and middle-income countries; however, it is inadequately addressed among vulnerable youth living in extremely…
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Education status among orphans and non-orphans in communities affected by AIDS in Tanzania and Burkina Faso
The AIDS pandemic has created an estimated 15 million orphans who may face elevated risk of poor health and social outcomes. This paper compares orphans and non-orphans…
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Constraints to educational opportunities of orphans: a community-based study from northern Uganda
The objective of this article is to assess constraints on educational opportunities of orphans cared for within the extended family system in Lira district, northern…
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Providing Protection or Enabling Exploitation? Orphanages and Modern Slavery in Post-Disaster Contexts
Orphanages are a common child protection response to humanitarian crises spurred on by media and NGO depictions of the disaster orphan. Yet, decades of research…
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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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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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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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Psychological and Social Issues Affecting Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Orphan-hood is a natural occurrence event of life and not a personal choice. It is a natural life event of losing a parent or a primary caregiver in the life of…
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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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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 role of culture in psychosocial development of orphans and vulnerable children
Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) remain a pressing challenge for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa due to HIV/AIDS. In the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic…
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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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The psychological effect of orphanhood: a study of orphans in Rakai district
This paper examines the psychological effect of orphanhood in a case study of 193 children in Rakai district of Uganda. Studies on orphaned children have not examined…
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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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Child Detachment as a Correlate of Social Well-Being of Orphaned Children in Ibadan and Abeokuta, Nigeria
This study investigated child detachment as a correlate of social well-being among orphaned children from selected orphanages in Ibadan and Abeokuta. The study…
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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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A Comparison of the Wellbeing of Orphans and Abandoned Children Ages 6–12 in Institutional and Community-Based Care Settings in 5 Less Wealthy Nations
Background: Leaders are struggling to care for the estimated 143,000,000 orphans and millions more abandoned children worldwide. Global policy makers are advocating…
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Exploring Factors Associated with Educational Outcomes for Orphan and Abandoned Children in India
India has more than 25 million orphan and abandoned children (OAC) (United Nations Children’s Fund, 2012). The burden of care for these OAC is on caregivers that…
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The care of orphans in the Islamic tradition, vulnerable children, and child sponsorship programs
One of the most favored objects for Muslim charitable works is the care of orphans. The Prophet Muhammad was an orphan himself: his father died either just before…
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Care of Abandoned Children in Sunni Islamic Law: Early Modern Egypt in Theory and Practice
The concept of the best interests of the child comes into tension with premodern Islamic law with respect to the issue of adoption because Islamic law does not…
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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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International Adoption: The Most Logical Solution to the Disparity between the Numbers of Orphaned and Abandoned Children in Some Countries and Families and Individuals Wishing to Adopt in Others [Note]
Throughout the world there are millions of children who lack families, homes, and basic care.' This problem is especially pronounced in countries where war or national…
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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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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…
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Comparison between Orphans and Non orphans on the dimension of Resilience
“Children are one third of our population and all of our future” (Select Panel for the promotion of Child health, 1981). They are the most valuable natural resource…
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Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Their Co-Occurrence among Orphaned Children in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
Although both short- and long-term psychological challenges, specifically depression and anxiety, have been reported among orphans, there is a dearth of studies…
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A qualitative study examining psychosocial distress and coping mechanisms among orphan and vulnerable children living in institutional care in New Delhi, India
Introduction: India is home to the largest population of orphaned children in the South Asia, who are at increased risk of poor psychosocial well-being. In the…
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Vulnerability of street-involved children and youth in semi-rural Kenya: does orphan status matter?
The vulnerability of street-involved children and youth (SICY) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to adverse childhood events is well documented. Associations between…
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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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An In-Depth Study of Psychosocial Distress Among Orphan and Vulnerable Children Living in Institutional Care in New Delhi, India and Their Coping Mechanisms
India is home to the largest population of orphan children (31 million) in the South Asia. These children are at increased risked of psychosocial distress. Keeping…
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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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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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Care arrangements, 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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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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Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme
There is an urgent need for programmes to be established to support the growing number of orphans in countries severely affected by AIDS. Most orphans are being…
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Early Parental Loss and Development of Adult Psychopathology
We assessed the effect of parental loss during childhood on the development of psychopathology in 90 adults. The subjects with a history of adult psychopathology…
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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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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.…
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Using photovoice to engage orphans to explore sexual violence in and around a township secondary school in South Africa
This article examines the vulnerability of orphans to sexual violence in and around their township secondary school. Using photovoice as a methodology with which…
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Orphans, Converts, and Prostitutes: Social Consequences of War and Persecution in the Ottoman Empire, 1914–1923
Considerable research has been conducted on the relationship between the First World War and the persecutions of Ottoman Armenians. So far, little is known about…
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Femicide and murdered women’s children: which future for these children orphans of a living parent?
Background: To assess the prevalence of femicides in Italy over the last three years and the potential long lasting effects of these traumatic events for the children…
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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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Media portrayal of orphaned and vulnerable children in the context of South African welfare policies
The African National Congress (ANC) came to power in 1994, trumpeting an ambitious Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) that was to build a million homes,…
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The Challenges Facing Orphaned Children in Accessing and Participating in Public Secondary School Education in Nyamagana District, Tanzania.
The number of orphaned children in third world countries is on the rise. These children are facing so many challenges include lack of parental care, economic hardship…
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Effect of Cash Transfer Programme on Health Needs of Vulnerable Children and Orphans in Langas, Eldoret, Kenya
Cash transfers are increasingly becoming the best practice in the social protection sector employed to address poverty and vulnerability in developing countries.…
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School absenteeism among orphans and vulnerable children in Lagos State, Nigeria: a situational analysis
Knowledge of factors associated with school absenteeism among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who are at greater risk could facilitate effective policies…
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Complex spaces of orphan care – a Russian therapeutic children's community
Institutions of orphan care are immensely complex spaces imbued with social and cultural norms, and can exhibit intricate power relations and particularly severe…
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Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications
Uganda is estimated to have around two million orphans constituting approximately 19% of all the children in the country. This paper presents findings from a study…
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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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Adult Psychosocial Functioning of Children Raised in an Orphanage
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest among policy-makers regarding the feasibility of using orphanage care for some of society's dependent children.…
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Orphanage caregivers' perceptions: The impact of organizational factors on the provision of services to orphans in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Adding to the growing body of literature on outcomes for children living in orphanages and children's homes, this qualitative study explored the perceptions of…
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The impact of orphanage tourism on Bali
This article deals with the phenomenon of orphanage tourism in Bali, Indonesia. Context is given based on a recent published report by the Dutch government on the…
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Problems, Coping, and Efficacy: An Exploration of Subjective Distress in Orphans Placed in Ghanaian Orphanages
We used the Kidcope scale to explore problems experienced by participants within the preceding month, coping, and coping efficacy for 89 orphaned children sampled…
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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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Opportunities for the Development of Communicative Competence for Children in an Orphanage in South Africa
Orphanage life places children at risk of developmental delay, particularly with regard to speech and language acquisition. The aim of this study was to evaluate…
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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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Orphans and Vulnerable Children: An Analysis Surrounding Jamaica, 1800-1852 with Case Studies
This article traces the experiences of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) during the British slave trade between 1800-1852, while looking specifically at connections…
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Alternative care options and social protection policy choices to support orphans and vulnerable children : a comparative study of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau
The number of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa reached 51,900,000 in 2013. There has been limited research, particularly in the countries of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau,…
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‘Children without a family should come out!’: sociocultural barriers affecting the implementation of interventions among orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria
The increasing vulnerability of children and experiences of childhood violence in many parts of the world have gained traction in academic and policy discourses.…
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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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The coming crime wave? Aids, orphans and crime in South Africa : legal issues
Crime levels in South Africa are likely to increase over the next two decades because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The epidemic will result in an unprecedented increase…
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Equipping Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) With Life Skills Education
Globally, children are experiencing instability, poverty, anxiety, and mental stress through exposure to unfavourable conditions. They lack protection of their…
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Child abuse and neglect in orphanages in EAST JAVA Province (Study on forms of child abuse, anticipatory efforts developed children and the role of the orphanage)
This study examines the forms of abuse and neglect experienced by children living in orphanages in East Java Province, efforts by children in orphanages to deal…
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Without a Family Orphans of the Postwar Period
The article examines the situation in post-World War II Soviet orphanages and concludes that there, as elsewhere, the level of care offered to abandoned children…
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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…
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The Role of Residential Homes in the Care of Orphans Affected by HIV
There is a general recognition in the international development community that children in situations of vulnerability – particularly if orphaned – should remain…
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Setting the Stage for Bridging Disability and Trauma Studies: Reclaiming Narrative in Amy and the Orphans
Disability studies and critical trauma studies are both deeply concerned with the social construction of meaning and identity. However, these disciplines often…
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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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Political Orphans?
This chapter aims to dispel the lies spread irresponsibly—by some mischievous individuals in Kashmir and elsewhere in India—that Kashmiri Pandits were (a) cowards…
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An Exploratory Study on the Challenges Faced by Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the Schools of Maleboho East Circuit of the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province to Develop a Multi-Disciplinary Mode
Society faces the serious challenges of having to find solutions to look after orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC), who often survive against all odds, and are…
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ZAKAT FOR THE ORPHANS IN THE DEEP SOUTH OF THAILAND
In the past nine years ,the violence situation has spiked in the Deep South Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat provinces see Figure 1 and parts Songkla province Nathawi,…
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The Orphans of Globalization
Why do so many immigrants come to the United States illegally? The commonplace answer, “to find better paying work and a better way of life,” is somewhat misleading.…
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Orphanages as sites of modern slavery
This chapter argues that the desire of volunteers and visitors to assist orphans through orphanage tourism creates a demand for paper orphans, in turn fuelling…
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Social justice implications for educational psychologists working with orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa
The aim of this article is to discuss the social justice implications for educational psychologists working with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who comprise…
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INFLUENCE OF STIGMATIZATION ON PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Stigmatization puts HIV/AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children at risk physically emotionally, socially and economically HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children…
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Emotions and Belonging: Constructing Individual Experience and Organizational Functioning in the Context of an Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program
The analytical approach of this article is inspired by C. Wright Mills’ (1959) notion of “the sociological imagination.” Individual experience is viewed through…
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National Orphans and a Nation's Trauma: Experience, Emotions, and the Children of the 1916 Easter Rising Martyrs
This article begins the work of recovering and understanding children’s unique experiences during the Irish Revolution by exploring the history of a diverse group…
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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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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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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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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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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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Livelihood Strategies and Nutritional Status of Grandparent Caregivers of AIDS Orphans in Nyando District, Kenya
Although the growing role of grandparents as primary caregivers of AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa has been established by previous research, few scholars have…
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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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Assessing the “orphan effect” in determining development outcomes for children in 11 eastern and southern African countries
There are more than 45 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa, 11.4 million because of AIDS – representing approximately 80% of all such orphans worldwide.…
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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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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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A study of environmental stimulation: An orphanage preschool project.
In this major study of the effects of preschool education on child behavior the four authors have had the courage to see the project through to the end. For this…
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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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Orphans as a window on the AIDS epidemic in sub-saharan Africa: Initial results and implications of a study in Uganda
Provisional estimates from a Save the Children Fund enumeration study in four Ugandan districts indicate that the total number of orphans (one or both parents missing)…
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Orphans of the AIDS Epidemic: An Examination of Clinical Level Problems of Children
Objective: The percentage of children with clinical levels of internalizing and externalizing problems before and after maternal death from acquired immunodeficiency…
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Prisoners of Childhood: Orphans and Economic Dependency
Children who have lost one or both parents are usually among society’s most vulnerable members and dependent on wider society for their safe passage through childhood.…
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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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When the obvious brother is not there’’:Political and cultural contexts of the orphan challenge in northern Uganda
It is estimated that two million of Uganda’s children today are orphaned primarily due to AIDS. While recognising the immense impact of HIV/AIDS on the present…
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Family-based care and psychological problems of AIDS orphans: Does it matter who was the care-giver?
The purpose of this study is to compare psychological symptoms among double AIDS orphans (i.e. children who lost both of their parents to HIV/AIDS) who were in…
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Social and Pedagogical Problems of the Upbringing of Orphans in Russia
The problems of orphans in Russia are explored through a discussion of the reform of the state educational system for this population, alternative forms of care,…
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Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya
This paper describes the support systems available for orphans in a rural Luo community in Nyang'oma sub-location in Bondo District of Western Kenya. Qualitative…
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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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Sibling separation and psychological problems of double AIDS orphans in rural China – a comparison analysis
Objective: We investigated the psychological impact of sibling separation among children who lost both of their parents to AIDS and were placed in group care or…
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“Retirement lost”—the new role of the elderly as caretakers for orphans in western Kenya
A study on the new role of the elderly as caretakers of orphans was conducted in a rural part of Kenya applying a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods.…
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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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Reconsidering the orphan problem: the emergence of male caregivers in Lesotho
Care for AIDS orphans in southern Africa is frequently characterized as a “crisis”, where kin-based networks of care are thought to be on the edge of collapse.…
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Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns…
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Care of Orphans: Fostering Interventions for Children Whose Parents Die of AIDS in Ghana
One of the devastating social problems associated with HIV/AIDS is the increasing number of children who are orphaned within relatively short periods of time. The…
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The socioemotional development of orphans in orphanages and traditional foster care in Iraqi Kurdistan
In order to investigate orphans' situation and development in Iraqi Kurdistan, samples from the two available orphan care systems, the traditional foster care and…
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Peer-group support intervention improves the psychosocial well-being of AIDS orphans: Cluster randomized trial
Accumulating evidence suggests that AIDS orphanhood status is accompanied by increased levels of psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, intense guilt,…
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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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Barriers to the community support of orphans and vulnerable youth in Rwanda
A consistent theme in the literature on interventions for orphans and vulnerable children is the need for community-based care. However, a number of socio-cultural…
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The African Orphan Crisis and International Adoption
The plight of Africa's AIDS orphans has reached crisis proportions, and the international community is beginning to mobilize at the family, community, national,…
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The extent of community and public support available to families caring for orphans in Malawi
There are an estimated 15 million AIDS orphans worldwide. Families play an important role in safeguarding orphans, but they may be increasingly compromised by the…
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Caring for the orphan in the Philippines: A Policy-Capacity review
Using synthesis and an integrative approach, the article analyzes laws, policies, and institutions that protect the rights and promote the welfare of orphaned children…
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Social protection for orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe: The case for cash transfers
The unprecedented number of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe has created an urgent need to create innovative ways to provide for the social protection…
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Protecting rights of orphan and vulnerable children: no substitute for community action in Nyanza, Kenya Get access Arrow
This article focuses on the plight of orphans of HIV and AIDS victims and other vulnerable children in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It draws upon participatory…
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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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The Challenges Facing Children Reunified With Their Families From an Orphanage in Ghana
This qualitative case study explores the challenges facing children reunified with their families from an orphanage in Ghana. Eight children, their biological families,…
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BULLYING BEHAVIOR IN ORPHANAGE CHILDREN JUDGING FROM THE PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY APPROACH
Bullying behavior is a scourge that has not been completed at this time; bullying behavior is almost experienced by children considered weak by the perpetrators,…
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Causes and consequences of psychological distress among orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Substantial resources are invested in psychological support for children orphaned or otherwise made vulnerable in the context of HIV/AIDS (OVC). However, there…
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Transnational Parenting and the Emergence of ‘Diaspora Orphans’ in Zimbabwe
This article explores the emergence of ‘diaspora orphans’ over the course of Zimbabwe’s crisis. The debates over this phenomenon reflect a range of real emotional…