The Intergenerational Impact of the African Orphans Crisis : A Cohort Study from an HIV/AIDS Affected Area

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of orphanhood among children has been greatly exacerbated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. If orphanhood harms a child's development and these effects perpetuate into adult life, then the African orphan crisis could seriously jeopardize the continent&#...

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Main Authors: Beegle, K., De Weerdt, J., Dercon, S.
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5060