"Child, Orphaned" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Child who has lost both parents through death or desertion.
| Descriptor ID |
D054540
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.108
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| Concept/Terms |
Child, Orphaned- Child, Orphaned
- Orphaned Child
- Children, Orphaned
- Orphaned Children
- Orphans
- Orphan
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Child, Orphaned" by people in Profiles.
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Global, regional, and national minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death, by age and family circumstance up to Oct 31, 2021: an updated modelling study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 04; 6(4):249-259.
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Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Aug 28; 109(9):679-685.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORPHANHOOD STATUS, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AND SEXUAL DEBUT: EVIDENCE FROM FEMALES IN MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. J Biosoc Sci. 2018 05; 50(3):380-396.
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Enrolling HIV-positive adolescents in mental health research: A case study reflecting on legal and ethical complexities. S Afr Med J. 2017 Jul 28; 107(8):679-683.
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The impacts of maternal mortality and cause of death on children's risk of dying in rural South Africa: evidence from a population based surveillance study (1992-2013). Reprod Health. 2015 May 06; 12 Suppl 1:S7.
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Space-time confounding adjusted determinants of child HIV/TB mortality for large zero-inflated data in rural South Africa. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2011 Dec; 2(4):205-17.
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Increased risk of HIV-infection among school-attending orphans in rural Zimbabwe. AIDS Care. 2010 Feb; 22(2):206-20.
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Strengthening families to support children affected by HIV and AIDS. AIDS Care. 2009; 21 Suppl 1:3-12.
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Targeting AIDS orphans and child-headed households? A perspective from national surveys in South Africa, 1995-2005. AIDS Care. 2008 Oct; 20(9):1019-28.
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A systematic review on the meaning of the concept 'AIDS Orphan': confusion over definitions and implications for care. AIDS Care. 2008 May; 20(5):527-36.