Challenging household dynamics: Impact of orphanhood, parental absence, and children's living arrangements on education in South Africa

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-57

  Chuong, Carolyn ^a   Operario, Don ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; families; households; orphans; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; ORPHANAGE; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84855968761     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.574147     Document Type: Article

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