Social capital, savings, and educational performance of orphaned adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1704-1710

  Ssewamala, Fred M ^a   Karimli, Leyla ^a   Han, Chang Keun ^b   Ismayilova, Leyla ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Children savings accounts; Family economic strengthening; Microfinance; Orphaned children; Social capital; Social support; Sub Saharan africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957222894     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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