The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi

A 2004 UNICEF/UNAIDS/USAID survey in Blantyre, Malawi, examined methods to improve monitoring and evaluation of interventions aimed at orphans and vulnerable children.A derivative of this larger study, the present study utilized the household data collected to assess differences in food security sta...

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Main Authors: Rivers, Jonathan, Mason, John B., Rose, Donald Diego, Eisele, Thomas P, Gillespie, Stuart, Mahy, Mary, Monasch, Roeland
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: SAGE Publications 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155017
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author Rivers, Jonathan
Mason, John B.
Rose, Donald Diego
Eisele, Thomas P
Gillespie, Stuart
Mahy, Mary
Monasch, Roeland
author_browse Eisele, Thomas P
Gillespie, Stuart
Mahy, Mary
Mason, John B.
Monasch, Roeland
Rivers, Jonathan
Rose, Donald Diego
author_facet Rivers, Jonathan
Mason, John B.
Rose, Donald Diego
Eisele, Thomas P
Gillespie, Stuart
Mahy, Mary
Monasch, Roeland
author_sort Rivers, Jonathan
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description A 2004 UNICEF/UNAIDS/USAID survey in Blantyre, Malawi, examined methods to improve monitoring and evaluation of interventions aimed at orphans and vulnerable children.A derivative of this larger study, the present study utilized the household data collected to assess differences in food security status among orphan households with the aim of helping food security programmers focus resources on the households most affected.Orphan households were classified by number and type of orphans supported. Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions were performed to assess differential vulnerability to food insecurity according to these classifications.Multiple-orphan households and multiple-orphan households that cared for at least one foster child were 2.42 and 6.87 times more likely to be food insecure, respectively, than nonorphan households. No other category of orphan household was at elevated risk.The food security impact of caring for orphans varied significantly among orphan households, requiring food security planners to focus resources on the households most heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS, including multiple-orphan households, rather than focusing on conventional designations of vulnerability, such as orphans and vulnerable children.
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spelling CGSpace1550172024-11-15T08:52:49Z The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi Rivers, Jonathan Mason, John B. Rose, Donald Diego Eisele, Thomas P Gillespie, Stuart Mahy, Mary Monasch, Roeland human immunodeficiency virus food security social protection children A 2004 UNICEF/UNAIDS/USAID survey in Blantyre, Malawi, examined methods to improve monitoring and evaluation of interventions aimed at orphans and vulnerable children.A derivative of this larger study, the present study utilized the household data collected to assess differences in food security status among orphan households with the aim of helping food security programmers focus resources on the households most affected.Orphan households were classified by number and type of orphans supported. Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions were performed to assess differential vulnerability to food insecurity according to these classifications.Multiple-orphan households and multiple-orphan households that cared for at least one foster child were 2.42 and 6.87 times more likely to be food insecure, respectively, than nonorphan households. No other category of orphan household was at elevated risk.The food security impact of caring for orphans varied significantly among orphan households, requiring food security planners to focus resources on the households most heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS, including multiple-orphan households, rather than focusing on conventional designations of vulnerability, such as orphans and vulnerable children. 2010-09 2024-10-01T14:05:35Z 2024-10-01T14:05:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155017 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Rivers, Jonathan; Mason, John B.; Rose, Donald Diego; Eisele, Thomas P; Gillespie, Stuart; Mahy, Mary; Monasch, Roeland. 2010. The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 31 (Supplement 3): 264-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/15648265100313S305
spellingShingle human immunodeficiency virus
food security
social protection
children
Rivers, Jonathan
Mason, John B.
Rose, Donald Diego
Eisele, Thomas P
Gillespie, Stuart
Mahy, Mary
Monasch, Roeland
The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title_full The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title_fullStr The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title_full_unstemmed The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title_short The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi
title_sort impact of orphanhood on food security in the high hiv context of blantyre malawi
topic human immunodeficiency virus
food security
social protection
children
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155017
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