Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children's rights: Cross-sectional evidence from western Kenya

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Embleton, Lonnie ^a   Ayuku, David ^a   Kamanda, Allan ^b   Atwoli, Lukoye ^a   Ayaya, Samuel ^a   Vreeman, Rachel ^c   Nyandiko, Winstone ^a   Gisore, Peter ^a   Koech, Julius ^d   Braitstein, Paula ^a,c,e,f  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's rights; Kenya; Orphans; Street children; Sub saharan africa; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DETENTION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KENYA; ORPHANED CHILD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF CARE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HOMELESSNESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORPHANAGE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED NATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORPHANAGES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84898437454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-14-9     Document Type: Article

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