The impact of AIDS mortality on children's education in Kampala (Uganda)
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in AIDS Care
- Vol. 2 (1) , 77-80
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540129008257716
Abstract
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, occuring mainly in young adults, 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.Keywords
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