Psychological well-being and socio-economic hardship among AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Guinea

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

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1490-1498

  Delva, Wim ^a,b   Vercoutere, An ^a,c   Loua, Catherine ^c   Lamah, Jonas ^c   Vansteelandt, Stijn ^a   De Koker, Petra ^a   Claeys, Patricia ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a   Annemans, Lieven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Fondation Elizabeth Cathy ^*  (Guinea)

Author keywords

AIDS; Guinea; Orphans; Psychological well being; School attendance; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROWDING; FEMALE; GUINEA; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77949615823     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902887235     Document Type: Article

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