Orphans in Africa: Parental death, poverty, and school enrollment
Orphans in Africa: Parental death, poverty, and school enrollment
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DOI：
10.1353/dem.2004.0019
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发表时间：
2004-08-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ableidinger, J
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作者：
Case, A;Paxson, C;Ableidinger, J
我们研究了10个撒哈拉以南非洲国家的孤儿状况对儿童入学率的影响。虽然非洲较贫穷的儿童上学的可能性较低，但孤儿入学率较低并不仅仅是因为他们贫穷。我们发现，与与他们生活在一起的非孤儿相比，孤儿入学的可能性更小。与汉密尔顿规则一致的是，生物关系的密切程度决定了孤儿的利他行为结果，这一理论取决于孤儿与其户主的亲缘关系。孤儿的低入学率很大程度上是由于孤儿更倾向于与远房亲戚或无关的照顾者住在一起。
We examine the impact of orphanhood on children school enrollment in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. Although poorer children in Africa are less likely to attend school, the lower enrollment of orphans is not accounted for solely by their poverty. We find that orphans are less likely to be enrolled than are nonorphans with whom they live. Consistent with Hamilton rule, the theory that the closeness of biological ties governs altruistic behavior outcomes for orphans depend on the relatedness of orphans to their household heads. The lower enrollment of orphans is largely explained by the greater tendency of orphans to live with distant relatives or unrelated caregivers.