Housing conditions and mental health of orphans in South Africa

Health and Place

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-29

  Marais, Lochner ^a   Sharp, Carla ^b   Pappin, Michele ^a   Lenka, Molefi ^a   Cloete, Jan ^a   Skinner, Donald ^c   Serekoane, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Housing conditions; Informal settlements; Mental health; Orphans

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONDITIONS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; ORPHANAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

HOUSING CONDITIONS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHANS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POVERTY AREAS; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84883861327     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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