The impact of AIDS mortality on children's education in Kampala (Uganda).
The socioeconomic impact of the AIDS epidemic in Uganda has been evaluated through carrying out a household survey in central Kampala. A chronic disease with fever and weight loss, occurring mainly in young adult, caused about 1% mortality in 1988 in the area studied. There was a negative relation between being orphaned and access to school education. It is suggested that community-based AIDS patient care activities should put special emphasis on educational support of these children.
Müller
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League Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abbas
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology