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A 12 page paper reviewing two studies of orphaned African children. There are many conflicting reports coming out of Africa regarding the status of children. At the same time that portions of the popular press are reporting that fully one million AIDS orphans have nowhere to go, nowhere to live and no one to care for them, at least two large studies find that there are no great health or social differences between orphans and those living with biological parents. The purpose here is to review "Health and nutritional status of orphans <6 years old cared for by relatives in western Kenya" and "The social situation of motherless children in rural and urban areas of Guinea-Bissau" in context. Neither of these primary studies seems to answer any specific questions about the lives of orphans in two areas of Africa. They do, however, contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding conditions that are developing in response to the continued progress of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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that only the two articles should be used as sources; another requests 15 sources. Other sources were necessary to explain the origins of some of the shortcomings of the
primary articles. Introduction There are many conflicting reports coming out of Africa regarding the status of children. At the same time that
portions of the popular press are reporting that fully one million AIDS orphans have nowhere to go, nowhere to live and no one to care for them, at least two
large studies find that there are no great health differences between orphans and those living with biological parents. The purpose here is to review "Health and nutritional status of
orphans <6 years old cared for by relatives in western Kenya" and "The social situation of motherless children in rural and urban areas of Guinea-Bissau" in context. The Setting
Literally alone in the world after the deaths of their parents and many time their siblings, the orphans of Africa have overwhelmed any and
every social support available to them (Orphans of AIDS, 1999). There are parts of Africa that are losing an entire generation (Zimbabwes population of AIDS orphans to peak in
2008, 2005). In Namibia alone, officials expect that 13 percent of all children under the age of 15 will be orphans by 2006 (Aids Orphans to Escalate, 2001).
A recent conference held in Ethiopia highlighted the "emerging crisis of health manpower in Africa" (Health worker crises threaten to undermine health improvement in
Africa, 2002). It is not only war and poverty that affect the level of health care available to individuals in sub-Saharan nations, the exodus of qualified health care providers
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