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AIDS orphans

DefinitionNumber of children under 18 years who have lost either a mother (maternal orphan), a father (paternal orphan) or both parents (a double orphan) due to HIV/AIDS.

Previously the definition used was: Number of children under 15 years whose mothers have died of HIV/AIDS.

A summary of the definitions used:

ASSA 2000 - maternal orphans less than 15 years

ASSA 2002 - maternal orphans less than 18 years

ASSA 2003 - maternal orphans less than 18 years.

ReferenceActuarial Projection of the Epidemic: Summary Statistics. AIDS Committee of Actuarial Society of South Africa. Downloaded 14/10/2002.
Ref. URLhttp://www.actuarialsociety.co.za/aids/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> HIV and AIDS

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