Exploring the Cinderella myth: intrahousehold differences in child wellbeing between orphans and non-orphans in Amajuba District, South Africa

Parikh, Anokhi; DeSilva, Mary Bachman; Cakwe, Mandisa; Quinlan, Tim; Simon, Jonathon L; Skalicky, Anne; Zhuwau, Tom

doi:10.1097/01.aids.0000300540.12849.86

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“…It has been suggested this is because the poorest households are less likely to invite orphans to live with them (Bicego et al, 2003). Another research group suggested that the movement of orphans is ''strategic'' in that they are sent to live with relatives known to be capable of caring for them (Parikh et al, 2007). It is possible that a similar situation is occurring among the Luo households in this study and that orphans are only invited or sent to live with well-off relatives.…”

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confidence: 74%

Does being an orphan decrease the nutritional status of Luo children?

Zidron

Juma

Ice

2009

American J Hum Biol

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The HIV/AIDS pandemic is creating a generation of orphaned children in Africa. The number of orphans will continue to increase long after the HIV/AIDS crisis has peaked; therefore, it is important to determine how best to assist these children. Current studies investigating the impact of orphanhood have conflicting results and conclusions. Several studies report that orphans are at a disadvantage and are more likely to suffer from malnutrition, whereas other studies report no difference between the nutritional status of orphans and nonorphans. Four hundred eleven Luo children (mean age 9 +/- 1 years) were recruited to participate in a study investigating the impact of orphanhood on nutritional status. Participants underwent an interview, anthropometric measurements, testing for anemia, a clinical history, and a physical exam. Anthropometric variables and hemoglobin level were compared across groups using a t-test. The reference population used for comparison of anthropometric variables is the 2000 CDC growth reference data. All analyses were gender specific, and the effect of length of orphanhood was also investigated. The data presented here suggest that there is no significant difference between the nutritional status of orphaned and nonorphaned Luo children. This study supports research indicating there is little, if any, difference in nutritional indicators between orphans and nonorphans. Orphans may live in households with higher socioeconomic statuses than nonorphans. Luo orphans may not be at higher risk for poor nutritional status than nonorphans; therefore, interventions targeted at this age group should include both orphaned and nonorphaned children.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 74%

Does being an orphan decrease the nutritional status of Luo children?

Zidron

Juma

Ice

2009

American J Hum Biol

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“…Some studies find that there is no difference between the school attendance of orphans and non-orphans (Yamano et al 2006;Parikh et al 2007). Orphanhood either depresses or increases schooling depending on the country 7 (Ainsworth and Filmer 2002;Bennell 2005;Guo et al 2012).…”

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“…Using DHS and other survey data for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, earlier research shows that orphans are a grade level behind non-orphans (Bicego et al 2003;Guo et al 2012;Kidman et al 2012). Net of household wealth, the risk of being behind is greater for paternal and double orphans than maternal orphans and non-orphans (Bicego et al 2003;Case et al 2004;Bennell 2005;Parikh et al 2007). An exception is Botswana, where maternal orphans are most likely to be behind (Bennell 2005).…”

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Orphan status, school attendance, and relationship to household head in Nigeria

Kazeem¹,

Jensen²

2017

DemRes

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“…Researchers posited that all children in the household suffer the same contact information, economic and other deprivations resulting from spreading resources more thinly as a 'coping' response to the epidemic (Barnett and Whiteside, 2007). Parikh et al (2007) also found no statistically significant differences in most education, health and labour outcomes between orphans and the non-orphans with whom they live (cohort of 197 recent orphans and 528 non-orphans aged 9-16 years) in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 77%