Orphan status, HIV risk behavior, and mental health among adolescents in rural Kenya

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 868-878

  Puffer, Eve S ^a   Drabkin, Anya S ^b   Stashko, Allison L ^a   Broverman, Sherryl A ^a   Ogwang Odhiambo, Rose A ^c   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Duke University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

adolescents; developmental outcomes; economic support; HIV; internalizing symptoms; Kenya; mental health; orphans; social support; traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHANED CHILD; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL DEATH; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84866411838     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss077     Document Type: Article

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