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Is Inheritance System a Factor in the Care of AIDS Orphans? The Asante and Krobo of Ghana Scenario

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  • Mathematica Æterna

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  • 2012

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The study was to establish the extent to which inheritance system, age of caregiver, and orphan status influence the care of children orphaned by AIDS among two ethnic groups of Ghana- the Asante and Krobo. The study, which was conducted between 2008 and 2011 was a cross-sectional one that employed quantitative methods to establish associations between care of children orphaned by AIDS (using their nutritional status as the proxy for care), and inheritance system, caregiver age, and orphan status (paternal/maternal; single/double) using interview questionnaires and anthropometric assessment of orphans. Chi-square tests and regression analyses were used to test associations. The results revealed that orphans under the matrilineal system of inheritance were about twice more likely to be stunted than those under the patrilineal system of inheritance (OR = 2.392; 95% CI = 1.268 – 4.511). Orphan status (paternal/maternal) or (single/double), and caregiver age did not show statistically significant association with nutritional status of orphans. However, among the Krobo, orphans with caregivers aged 41-50 years were about eight times more likely to be stunted than those cared for by caregivers among other age groups (OR = 8.168; 95% CI = 1.042 – 64.053).
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