Social support and school outcomes of adolescents orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/Aids living in South Western Uganda

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12893720
AutoresHadiza Osuji (Innovations for Poverty Action, autor de correspondencia), Proscovia Nabunya (0000-0002-9088-5839), William Byansi (0000-0003-2880-9357, Washington University in St. Louis), Tyrone M Parchment (0000-0002-3554-6105, Boston College), Fred M Ssewamala (0000-0002-4849-5650, Washington University in St. Louis), Mary M Mckay (0000-0003-4683-6033, Washington State University), Keng‐Yen Huang (0000-0003-3245-7614)
Año2018
Volumen13
Número3
Páginas228-238
Fecha de publicación2018-02-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaVulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17450128.2018.1439211
PMID30083221
OpenAlexW2793180480
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas29

The goal of this study is to examine the role of social support from multiple sources, including the extended family, caregivers, classmates, peers and teachers, in improving the school outcomes (grades and attendance) of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Data for this study comes from a 4-year randomized control trial, called Suubi-Maka (Hope for families), conducted in the Southwestern part of Uganda from 2008 to 2012. Using multivariate regression modeling - controlling for several individual-level and school-level characteristics, we find that social support (perceived emotional and information support received from parents, classmates and teachers), caregiver's acceptance and warmth, and family cohesion have positive effects on children's school grades and attendance. This finding underscores the importance of strengthening relationships within the extended family and the school environment to serve as a net of strength that can influence not only family functioning but also vulnerable adolescents' educational trajectories

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Gerontology