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John Enoch Dotse
John Enoch Dotse
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Social Support Disparities among Children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Author(s): Paul Narh Doku ZA, John Enoch Dotse and Kofi Akohene MensahPaul Narh Doku ZA, John Enoch Dotse and Kofi Akohene Mensah
Background: The study investigated whether perceived social support varied among children who have lost their parents to AIDS, those who have lost their parents to other causes, those who are living with HIV/AIDS-infected caregivers and children from intact families (comparison group). Method: This study employed cross-sectional, quantitative interviews that involved 291 children aged 10-18 years in the Lower Manya Krobo district of Ghana and examined their social support disparities. Results: Results of multivariate linear regressions indicate that children who are living with HIV/AIDS-infected caregivers reported significantly lower levels of social support compared with AIDS-orphaned children, other-orphaned children and non-orphaned children independent of socio-demographic covariates. Children who have lost their parents to other causes and other-orphaned children reported si.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000202