Journal article
Young carers in South Africa: tasks undertaken by children in households affected by HIV infection and other illness
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‘Young carers’ are children who take on adult responsibility in response to familial illness. South Africa’s high disease burden, limited health care capacity and cultural notions of children’s familial duty suggest a large population of ‘young carers’ in this country. This study aims to explore the nature of responsibility among children affected by illness in deprived South African communities. A total of 349 children and adolescents aged 10–18 years in illness-affected households in the We...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, doc, 142.0KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/17450128.2014.986252
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John Fell Fund
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Economic and Social Research Council
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Nuffield Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Routledge Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 55-66
- Publication date:
- 2014-12-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1745-0136
- ISSN:
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1745-0128
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- English
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pubs:502462
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- pubs:502462
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502462
- Deposit date:
- 2016-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Taylor and Francis
- Copyright date:
- 2014
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