Factors conveying resilience in the context of urban poverty: The case of orphans and vulnerable children in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-182

  Fotso, Jean Christophe ^a   Holding, Penny A ^b   Ezeh, Alex C ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b University of Nairobi and Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Orphans; Psychosocial outcome; Urban poverty; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 70350150655     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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