Orphanhood Prevalence, Living Arrangements and Orphanhood Reporting in Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe

Shoko, Mercy; Ibisomi, Latifat

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“…In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 52 million children aged 0-17 years are orphans, defined as children aged 0-17 years whose parent or parents are dead, out of the global 140 million (UNAIDS et al, 2004;UNICEF, 2015). Research has consistently shown that the majority of orphans are adolescents, regardless of geographic setting (Fisher, 1950;UNAIDS et al, 2004;Hosegood et al, 2007;Shoko & Ibisomi, 2016). This is explained by the cumulative increases in orphans with age, and the higher mortality amongst parents of older children due to the older age of the parents as compared with younger children (Fisher, 1950;Palloni & Lee, 1992;UNAIDS et al, 2004;Hosegood et al, 2007).…”

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Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut: Evidence From Females in Middle Adolescence in Southern Africa

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SummaryThis study examined the relationship between orphanhood status, living arrangements and sexual debut. The study is important in the context of southern Africa, where a substantial number of children live apart from their parents because the parent is dead or living elsewhere, and where female adolescents face disproportionate sexual and reproductive health risks. Data for female adolescents were taken from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in seven southern African countries. Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios of sexual debut were estimated using Cox Proportional Hazard models. The results from multivariate analyses showed that non-co-residence with biological parents was significantly associated with higher risk of sexual debut in five of the seven countries. Using pooled data, the results showed that father absence was associated with higher risk of sexual debut - whether the father was deceased or living elsewhere. Interventions to delay sexual debut among female adolescents should seek to promote father-adolescent co-residence and improve access to education.

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Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut: Evidence From Females in Middle Adolescence in Southern Africa

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Orphanhood, access to information and HIV knowledge among female adolescents in Malawi

Shoko

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Levin

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Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Orphanhood and Living Arrangements of Syrian Children in Türki̇ye: A Comparative Analysis of Pre- And Post-Conflict Periods (2006-2018)

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2024

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This article examines how armed conflicts influence orphanhood and living arrangements of children and specifically compares Syrian orphan children’s living arrangements in the pre-conflict period in Syria and the post-conflict period in Türkiye by using the data of the 2006 Syrian Arab Republic Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (SMICS) and 2018 Türkiye Demographic and Health Survey Syrian Migrant Sample (TDHS-S). The study aims to understand the prevalence and magnitude of orphanhood among Syrian refugee children, to investigate the social consequences of orphanhood and to reveal how various living arrangements of orphaned Syrian children differ in pre- and post-conflict periods. The research employs a comparative analysis based on the descriptive statistics of two datasets. The results of the study indicate that orphanhood among Syrian children has increased in the post-conflict period for all age groups and both sexes. A key finding shows that paternal orphanhood is more prevalent in the post-conflict period among all orphanhood types with a 4.8%. The incidence of not living with a biological parent is highest for the 15-17 age group in Türkiye reaching 17%. The increase in percentages of working children, the general decline in school attendance ratios and high percentages in early marriages are other prominent findings observed in the post-conflict period.

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Orphanhood Prevalence, Living Arrangements and Orphanhood Reporting in Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut: Evidence From Females in Middle Adolescence in Southern Africa

Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut: Evidence From Females in Middle Adolescence in Southern Africa

Orphanhood, access to information and HIV knowledge among female adolescents in Malawi

Orphanhood and Living Arrangements of Syrian Children in Türki̇ye: A Comparative Analysis of Pre- And Post-Conflict Periods (2006-2018)

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