The effects of high HIV prevalence on orphanhood and living arrangements of children in Malawi, Tanzania, and South Africa

Population Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-336

  Hosegood, Victoria ^a,c   Floyd, Sian ^a,b   Marston, Milly ^a   Hill, Caterina ^c   McGrath, Nuala ^a   Isingo, Raphael ^d   Crampin, Amelia ^a,b   Zaba, Basia ^a,d  

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

^b KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^c AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Living arrangements; Longitudinal studies; Orphans; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; ORPHAN;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 35848949093     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720701524292     Document Type: Article

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