Orphans' household circumstances and access to education in a maturing HIV epidemic in eastern Zimbabwe

Journal of Social Development in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 7-32

  Nyamukapa, Constance A ^a   Foster, Geoff ^b   Gregson, Simon ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Family AIDS Caring Trust Mutare   (Zimbabwe)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Extended family; Orphans; Poverty; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0141726680     PISSN: 10121080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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