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Educational Outcomes for Orphan Girls in Rural Zimbabwe: Effects of a School Support Intervention
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International. 37:303-324
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- Educational achievement has important implications for the health and well-being of young women in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors assessed the effects of providing school support on educational outcomes of orphan girls in rural Zimbabwe. Data were from a randomized controlled trial offering the intervention group comprehensive schooling support and controls no treatment initially and then fees only. Results indicated comprehensive support reduced school dropout and absence but did not improve test scores. Providing support to orphan girls is promising for addressing World Health Organization Millennium Development Goals, but further research is needed about contextual factors affecting girls' school participation and learning.
- Subjects :
- Rural Population
Zimbabwe
Program evaluation
Gerontology
Economic growth
Student Dropouts
education
MEDLINE
Article
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
Social support
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Intervention (counseling)
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Schools
05 social sciences
Social Support
050301 education
Millennium Development Goals
Achievement
Test (assessment)
School dropout
Socioeconomic Factors
General Health Professions
Female
Child, Orphaned
Psychology
0503 education
Follow-Up Studies
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10964665 and 07399332
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae06ede282f4356a4a63c9ad28fba17e