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Parental illness, caregiving factors and psychological distress among children orphaned by acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa
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Studies show elevated levels of psychological distress among aquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-orphaed children. Caregiving factors are critical in child mental health, but little is known about their effects among AIDS-orphaned children. This study aimed to explore whether caregiving factors (e.g. caregiver illness, monitoring and abuse) mediated between orphanhood status and psychological problems. A total of 1025 children and adolescents (aged 10-19 years), living in South African ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Routledge Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 185-198
- Publication date:
- 2009-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1745-0136
- ISSN:
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1745-0128
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- English
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- ora:4807
- Deposit date:
- 2011-01-13
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- Routledge
- Copyright date:
- 2009
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- The full-text of this article is not currently available in ORA, but you may be able to access the article via the publisher copy link on this record page. Citation: Cluver, L., Operario, D. & Gardner, F. (2009). 'Parental illness, caregiver factors and psychological distress among children orphaned by acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa', Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 4(3), 185-198. [Available at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1745%2d0128&volume=4&issue=3&spage=185].
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