Open AccessHIV-Associated Orphanhood and Children’s Psychosocial Distress: Theoretical Framework Tested With Data From Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Constance Nyamukapa,
Simon Gregson,
Ben Lopman,
Suzue Saito,
Helen Watts,
Roeland Monasch,
Matthew Jukes
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.116038
Subject(s) - psychosocial , distress , population , odds , medicine , odds ratio , clinical psychology , psychology , demography , psychiatry , logistic regression , environmental health , sociology , pathology
We measured the psychosocial effect of orphanhood in a sub-Saharan African population and evaluated a new framework for understanding the causes and consequences of psychosocial distress among orphans and other vulnerable children.