This review examines the global literature regarding the impact of parental HIV/AIDS on
children's psychological well-being. Fifty one articles reporting quantitative data from a total …

This paper reviews research on the mental health and psychological outcomes of children
who are orphaned by AIDS. Studies are limited, scattered and often unpublished. The …

Background: South Africa is predicted to have 2.3 million children orphaned by Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by 2020 (Actuarial Society of South Africa, 2005) …

Background: By 2008, 12 million children in sub‐Saharan Africa were orphaned by AIDS.
Cross‐sectional studies show psychological problems for AIDS‐orphaned children, but until …

Research shows that AIDS-orphaned children are more likely to experience clinical-range
psychological problems. Little is known about possible interactions between factors …

Objectives. We measured the psychosocial effect of orphanhood in a sub-Saharan African
population and evaluated a new framework for understanding the causes and …

Providing good quality education to all children in the poorest countries of the world is not a
simple task. However, improving children's health and nutrition is one simple step that can …

The number of children losing one or both parents to HIV/AIDS has continued to rise in the
past decade, with most of them being school-aged children. This study reviews global …

HIV-related parental illness and death have a profound and lasting impact on a child's
psychosocial well-being, potentially compromising the child's future. In response to a paucity …

This study examined associations between AIDS-orphanhood status, poverty indicators, and
psychological problems (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, peer problems …