Outcomes of orphanhood in Ethiopia: A mixed methods study

Camfield, Laura (2011) Outcomes of orphanhood in Ethiopia: A mixed methods study. Social Indicators Research, 104 (1). pp. 87-102. ISSN 1573-0921

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Abstract

The paper addresses the question of whether parental death always has a strongly negative effect on children’s outcomes using quantitative and qualitative data from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia. It investigates the validity of potential mediating factors identified by other studies in Sub-Saharan Africa using data from the whole sample (n = 973) and explores these processes in-depth through the experiences of three orphans in one community in Addis Ababa. The paper concludes that the outcomes of orphans and non-orphans in poor communities are not significantly different, supporting the need to address vulnerability at a societal level. Nonetheless, specific groups, for example, older female children who have lost their mothers, may face particular risks that should be addressed with targeted interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Impact Evaluation Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Laura Camfield
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2011 08:28
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2025 16:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24941
DOI:	10.1007/s11205-010-9728-y

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