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The prevalence of multiple losses experienced by children from birth to 18 years in the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 56 , issue 5 , 2014 , pages: 286–290

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975478

Author(s): H Brits Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , L Branders Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , M Claassen Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , D Saaiman Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , R Strauss Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , A van Staden Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , G Joubert Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa

Keywords: bereavement , children , grief , multiple losses

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Abstract

Background: Multiple losses experienced by children is a topic on which little research has previously been completed. Therefore, a specific definition of multiple losses is unavailable. Multiple losses are traumatic for children and result in the need for intervention and support with respect to grief, loss and bereavement issues. The main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of multiple losses children who had experienced this from birth to 18 years of age in the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein.

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