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Zimmer, Zachary – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2009
Cross-sectional and repeated surveys from household components of Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa were examined to determine whether household composition indicators for older adults (N = 52,573), involving offspring and grandchildren, correlated with national levels of AIDS mortality. One in 4 was living with a grandchild…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Family Structure
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Mishra, Vinod; Arnold, Fred; Otieno, Fredrick; Cross, Anne; Hong, Rathavuth – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2007
We examined whether orphaned and fostered children and children of HIV-infected parents are disadvantaged in schooling, nutrition, and health care. We analyzed data on 2,756 children aged 0-4 years and 4,172 children aged 6-14 years included in the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, with linked anonymous HIV testing, using multivariate…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mothers, One Parent Family, Nutrition
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Knodel, John; Saengtienchai, Chanpen – Journal of Family Issues, 2005
This study examines the role that older-aged parents play in the care and support of adult sons and daughters with HIV or AIDS and of AIDS orphans in Thailand within the context of a limited institutional safety net. The analysis draws on both quantitative and qualitative data from survey and open-ended interviews with the parents and from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safety, Sons