The long-term impact of HIV and orphanhood on the mortality and physical well-being of children in rural Malawi

AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-397

  Crampin, Amelia C ^a,b   Floyd, Sian ^b   Glynn, Judith R ^b   Madise, Nyovani ^c   Nyondo, Andrew ^a   Khondowe, Masiya M ^a   Njoka, Chance L ^a   Kanyongoloka, Huxley ^a   Ngwira, Bagrey ^a   Zaba, Basia ^b   Fine, Paul E M ^b  

^a KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Child morbidity; Child mortality; HIV; Orphanhood

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; FATHER; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOTHER; ORPHANAGE; PATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SPOUSE; STUNTING SYNDROME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; WASTING SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; MOTHERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037436232     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200302140-00013     Document Type: Article

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