Three-year change in the wellbeing of orphaned and separated children in institutional and family-based care settings in five low- and middle-income countries.

Three-year change in the wellbeing of orphaned and separated children in institutional and family-based care settings in five low- and middle-income countries.

BACKGROUND:With more than 2 million children living in group homes, or "institutions", worldwide, the extent to which institution-based caregiving negatively affects development and wellbeing is a central question for international policymakers. METHODS:A two-stage random sampling methodol...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Whetten, Jan Ostermann, Brian W Pence, Rachel A Whetten, Lynne C Messer, Sumedha Ariely, Karen O'Donnell, Augustine I Wasonga, Vanroth Vann, Dafrosa Itemba, Misganaw Eticha, Ira Madan, Nathan M Thielman, Positive Outcomes for Orphans (POFO) Research Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4146542?pdf=render

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