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