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dc.titleAsset ownership and health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents: Findings from a randomized clinical trial in rural Uganda
dc.contributor.authorSsewamala, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorHan, C.-K.
dc.contributor.authorNeilands, T.B.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-08T08:22:30Z
dc.date.available2016-11-08T08:22:30Z
dc.date.issued2009-07
dc.identifier.citationSsewamala, F.M., Han, C.-K., Neilands, T.B. (2009-07). Asset ownership and health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents: Findings from a randomized clinical trial in rural Uganda. Social Science and Medicine 69 (2) : 191-198. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.019
dc.identifier.issn02779536
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/129428
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluated an economic empowerment intervention designed to promote life options, health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda. The study used an experimental design in which adolescents (N = 267) were randomly assigned to receive an economic empowerment intervention or usual care for orphaned children. The study measured mental health functioning using 20 items of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS: 2)-a standardized measure for self-esteem-and measured overall health using a self-rated health measure. Data obtained at 10-month follow-up revealed significant positive effects of the economic empowerment intervention on adolescents' self-rated health and mental health functioning. Additionally, health and mental health functioning were found to be positively associated with each other. The findings have implications for public policy and health programming for AIDS-orphaned adolescents. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.urihttp://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.019
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAIDS-orphaned adolescents
dc.subjectAssets
dc.subjectChildren savings accounts
dc.subjectEconomic empowerment
dc.subjectIntervention
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.subjectUganda
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentSOCIAL WORK
dc.description.doi10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.019
dc.description.sourcetitleSocial Science and Medicine
dc.description.volume69
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.page191-198
dc.description.codenSSMDE
dc.identifier.isiut000268519900009
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