More kid-run households

23 July 2015 - 02:02
By Shaun Smillie

The number of households headed by children is increasing despite the roll-out of antiretroviral drugs. As many as 3 million children are believed to be living in such families in South Africa, but little is known about the emotional and psychological effect it has on them.To address this, researchers have over the past two years conducted studies on children in Orlando West in Soweto.

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