Orphans of the AIDS epidemic? the extent, nature and circumstances of child-headed households in South Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-49

  Meintjes, Helen ^a   Hall, Katharine ^a   Marera, Double Hugh ^a   Boulle, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Child headed household; Child only household; Children; HIV; Orphan; Policy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEADED HOUSEHOLD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORPHANED CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77949613920     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903033029     Document Type: Article

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