Positioning children and institutions of childcare in contemporary Uganda

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Christiansen, Catrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Africa; Boarding school; Culture; Family care; Institutional care; Kinship; Well being

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOGRAPHY; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RELATION; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; ORPHANAGE; POVERTY; UGANDA; WAR; WELLBEING;

EID: 33644951006     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900509490356     Document Type: Article

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