Sibling caregiving among children orphaned by AIDS: Synthesis of recent studies for policy implications

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 121-130

  Yanagisawa, Satoko ^a   Poudel, Krishna C ^b   Jimba, Masamine ^b  

^a AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Meta synthesis; Orphans; Sibling caregiving; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHANED CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPONSIBILITY; SIBLING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLICY MAKING; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 78249233531     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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