Developmental vulnerabilities and strengths of children living in child-headed households: A comparison with children in adult-headed households in equivalent impoverished communities

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Donald, David ^a   Clacherty, Glynis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Clacherty and Associates   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Child's point of view; HIV AIDS; Intervention; Orphans; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY LIFE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHANAGE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 27844552414     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900509490338     Document Type: Article

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