Pathways from parental AIDS to child psychological, educational and sexual risk: Developing an empirically-based interactive theoretical model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-193

  Cluver, Lucie ^a,b,c   Orkin, Mark ^d   Boyes, Mark E ^a   Sherr, Lorraine ^e   Makasi, Daphne ^c   Nikelo, Joy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Cape Town Child Welfare Society   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Education; HIV AIDS; Mental health; Model; Sexual health; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STIGMA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84877019115     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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