IM Timæus|Tania Boler
Father figures: the progress at school of orphans in South Africa
University of London|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
objective examine progress schooling maternal paternal orphans province south africa high aids mortality contrast children lived different households parents children resided parents methods kwazulunatal income dynamics study panel households first interviewed 1993 1998 2004 waves fieldwork collected 5477 reports children aged 820 years studied determinants proportion children completed 2 grades fewer expected year birth using household fixedeffects models differenceindifference models fitted children reported twice results coresidence welleducated mother benefited childrens schooling fixedeffects models provide evidence maternal orphanhood living apart mother adversely affected childrens schooling contrast paternal orphanhood belonging different household ones father resulted slower progress school although absence father associated household poverty associated falling behind school discussion substantial benefits living fathers childrens schooling limited importance maternal orphanhood conflict results studies issue including research part south africa findings caution drawing general conclusions impact aids epidemic studies geographically localized populations