International studies have suggested that parental loss is a risk factor for poor physical and
mental health, but all orphans do not develop the same kind and intensity of wellbeing
indicators. This disparity is associated with certain biopsychosocial characteristics of the
developing orphan which may interact with certain environmental factors to determine the
levels of vulnerability a child may experience following parental death. While studies have
been devoted to orphanhood in Ghana, no study has examined the nature of multisystemic …