This paper investigates the relationship between socio-economic status and emotional well-
being of orphans in Mangaung, South Africa. Five hundred orphans aged 7–11 years …

Forty‐one orphans whose fathers and/or mothers had died from AIDS, and were living in the
poor suburbs of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were compared with 41 matched non‐orphans …

Background The emergence of a large population of orphaned youth in sub-Saharan Africa
is due to the natural maturity of orphaned children. Research indicates that orphaned youth …

The escalation in numbers of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa has become a human
catastrophe. If governments do not deal with this phenomenon as a priority it might spiral …

This study reports on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of caregivers of orphans and
vulnerable children (OVC) and members of their households in a low-income South African …

Much of the literature on predictors of quality of life (QoL) in orphanage-placed children has
focussed on psychopathologies with little emphasis on positive psychological factors …

Previous studies have demonstrated that parental loss and orphanage placement can be
stressful and can negatively affect the psychological well-being of children. However …

The study examines the relationship between orphanhood status and nutritional status and
food security among children living in the rapidly growing and uniquely vulnerable slum …

Background: This study investigated the emotional and behavioral problems of orphans in
Rakai District, Uganda, and to suggest interventions. Studies, elsewhere, have shown …

To assess differences in psychosocial well-being between recent orphans and non-orphans,
we followed a cohort of 157 school-going orphans and 480 non-orphans ages 9–15 in a …