The impact of AIDS mortality on children's education in Kampala (Uganda)

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Authors

Olaf Müller · International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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, 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.

Topics & Keywords

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS Care

Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 77-80

DOI: 10.1080/09540129008257716

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