Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries to care for orphans-networks under increasing pressure by the sheer number of orphans...
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2009/03/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS4889
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan Africa
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