Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: Assessing policy implications

Sahara J

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 532-543

  Oleke, Christopher ^a   Blystad, Astrid ^b   Rekdal, Ole Bjørn ^c   Moland, Karen Marie ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extended family; HIV AIDS; Orphan; Policy implications; Uganda; Widow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORPHANED CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 34447625566     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2007.9724815     Document Type: Article

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