Educational Disparities in AIDS-affected Communities: Does Orphanhood Confer Unique Vulnerability?

Rachel Kidman, James A. Hanley, Geoff Foster, S. V. Subramanian and S. Jody Heymann

Journal of Development Studies, 2012, vol. 48, issue 4, 531-548

Abstract: To inform policy, our study identifies which populations of AIDS-affected children are in need of educational assistance. Using the 2004--2005 Malawi Integrated Household Survey, multilevel models examine the association between AIDS-related impacts and educational outcomes. Double and maternal orphans are more likely to be out of school and behind in grade level; living with an adult suffering from a potential AIDS-related illness is also associated with disadvantage. These disparities are not explained by poverty status. Where both poverty and AIDS are endemic, both traditional development aid and orphan-specific programming are essential for equitable access to education.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.604412

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