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19806489

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined associations between AIDS-orphanhood status, poverty indicators, and psychological problems (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, peer problems, delinquency, conduct problems) among children and adolescents in townships surrounding Cape Town, South Africa. One thousand and twenty-five children and adolescents completed standardized and culturally sensitive cross-sectional surveys. Children orphaned by AIDS had more psychological problems including depression, peer problems, post-traumatic stress, and conduct problems. Specific poverty indicators including food security, access to social welfare grants, employment in the household and access to school were associated with better psychological health. Poverty indicators mediated associations of AIDS-orphanhood with psychological problems. Food security showed the most consistent association with reduced psychological problems. Poverty alleviation measures have the potential to improve psychological health for AIDS-orphaned children in South African townships.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1360-0451
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
732-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Poverty and psychological health among AIDS-orphaned children in Cape Town, South Africa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, UK. lucie.cluver@socres.ox.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study