Bledsoe, C.; Brandon, A.

Child fosterage and child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: some preliminary questions and answers
1992 - in Van de Walle, E.;Pison, G.;Sala-Diakanda, M., Mortality and society in Sub-Saharan Africa., Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, p. 279-302

Mots clés : Alimentation de l'enfant; Caractéristiques de la population; Comportement; Dynamique de la population; Effets d'âge; Elevage de l'enfant; Elevege de l'enfant; Facteurs démographiques; Facteurs économiques; Facteurs socioéconomiques; Famille et ménage; Mesure; Méthodologie de recherche; Mortalité; Mortalité juvénile; Nutrition; Placement familial; Population; Recueil de données; Revue de la littérature; Santé; Sources d'erreur
Pays : Afrique; Afrique de l'Ouest; Afrique subsaharienne; Pays en développement; Sierra Leone

Résumé : After examining some background African literature on social factors underlying child malnutrition, we turn to data from Sierra Leone to examine different kinds of fosterage and their possible morbidity and mortality consequences. Because fosterage is a relatively unexplored topic for demographers and nutritionists, we highlight a number of methodological problems in data collection and interpretation, in our own study as well as in others, as an aid to future research." Age factors are considered, as are reasons for sending a child into foster care. (EXCERPT)

Notes : English

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