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The psychological effect of orphanhood : a study of orphans in Rakai district

SENGENDO, James

NAMBI, Janet

Publication Date

1997

p 105-124

This paper examines the psychological effect of orphanhood in a case study of 193 children in the Rakai district of Uganda

Serial Title:Health Transition Review Serial Part:Vol 7 Supplement 1

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/40652297?seq=1

Keywords

Disability and community; family & caregivers; Disability and social diversity; children with disabilities; vulnerable groups; Health; mental health; systems: service delivery; treatment and prevention

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research; article

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Keylists

Existing beliefs and practices

HIV/AIDS and early childhood development (ECD)

Orphans and vulnerable children

Physical and social settings (poverty, violence, migration/mobility, HIV & AIDS etc)

Processes of intervention

Psychosocial support and counselling for young children affected by HIV and AIDS

Treatment, care and support for young children affected by HIV and AIDS