Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health...

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Main Authors: Beegle, Kathleen, Filmer, Deon, Stokes, Andrew, Tiererova, Lucia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ADULT MORTALITY
AIDS EPIDEMIC
AIDS ORPHANS
CARE FOR CHILDREN
CARE FOR ORPHANS
CAREGIVERS
CAREGIVERS OF ORPHANS
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD FOSTERING
CHILD HEALTH
CHILDREN UNDER AGE
CIVILIAN POPULATION
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN
DOUBLE ORPHAN
DOUBLE ORPHANHOOD
DOUBLE ORPHANS
EARLY MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
ENROLLMENT
EPIDEMIC
EXTENDED FAMILIES
EXTENDED FAMILY
EXTENDED FAMILY SAFETY NET
EXTENDED FAMILY SYSTEM
FAMILY MEMBER
FAMILY MEMBERS
FERTILITY PATTERNS
FEWER CHILDREN
FOSTER CHILDREN
GENOCIDE
GIRLS
GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC
HIV
HIV TESTING
HIV/AIDS
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUSBANDS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW PREVALENCE
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MATERNAL ORPHANS
MATRILINEAL KIN
MOTHER
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF ORPHANS
OLD-AGE
OLDER ADULTS
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER PERSONS
ORPHAN
ORPHAN CARE
ORPHAN CRISIS
ORPHAN POPULATION
ORPHAN STATUS
ORPHANHOOD
PANDEMIC
PARENTAL DEATH
PATERNAL ORPHAN
PATERNAL ORPHANS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION STUDIES
PREVALENCE RATE
PREVALENCE RATES
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY CARE
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
REMITTANCES
REPRODUCTIVE LIVES
RESIDENCE STATUS
RESPECT
SCHOOLING
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SPILLOVER
SPOUSE
STREET CHILDREN
TRADITIONAL SAFETY
TRADITIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
TRAUMA
UNAIDS
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
YOUNG AGE
YOUTH
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