Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
child headed households, CHH, Africa, Mozambique, orphans
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Social Work
Abstract
Child headed households (CHHs) are homes lead by “…children [who] live alone and manage the household without guidance and economic support from adults” (Aspaas, 1999, p. 202). This definition may or may not exclude adults as residents of the home. Some CHHs have adults residing in the home, but the child most certainly is the leader and the responsible one of the home. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has spread across the African continent causing children to be left as orphans and/or left to care for themselves and others (Foster, Shakespeare, Chinemana, Jackson, Gregson, Marange, & Mashumba, 1995). However, HIV/AIDS is not the only killer among the people of Africa. Other epidemics, including malaria, are also taking a heavy toll as well (UNICEF, 2004).
Recommended Citation
Cochran, Gerald and Roby, Jini
(2013)
"Investigation of Child Headed Households in Mozambique, Africa,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 575.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/575