The impact of HIV on children's education in eastern Zimbabwe

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1136-1143

  Pufall, Erica L ^a   Nyamukapa, Constance ^a,b   Eaton, Jeffrey W ^a   Campbell, Catherine ^c   Skovdal, Morten ^d   Munyati, Shungu ^b   Robertson, Laura ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

children; education; HIV; orphanhood; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZIMBABWE;

CHILDREN; EDUCATION; HIV; ORPHANHOOD; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84903316815     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.892564     Document Type: Article

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