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Parental HIV/AIDS and psychological health of younger children in South Africa

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 28 , issue 2 , 2016 , pages: 175–185

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2016.1216853

Author(s): Comfort Asanbe Department of Psychology, USA , Anne-Gloria Moleko Department of Psychology, South Africa , Maretha Visser Department of Psychology, South Africa , Angela Thomas Department of Psychology, South Africa , Catherine Makwakwa Lefika OVC Program, Lefika La Botshabelo Centre, South Africa , Waleska Salgado Department of Psychology, USA , Alexandra Tesnakis Department of Psychology, USA

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Abstract

Objective: We examined several indicators of psychological health in a sample of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) to determine if there were significant differences between those orphaned by AIDS and those orphaned by other causes, and if there were gender differences.

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