Young carers in South Africa: tasks undertaken by children in households affected by HIV infection and other illness

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-66

  Lane, Tyler ^a   Cluver, Lucie ^a   Operario, Don ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; child caregivers; orphaned and vulnerable children; parentification; young carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920692774     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2014.986252     Document Type: Article

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