BACKGROUND Orphans may be envisaged to have sub-optimal care and may be predisposed to high worm burden. This study was undertaken to determine prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODS Fresh stool samples from 150 children (0-17 years) living in 10 orphanages in Benin City, were analyzed using the Kato-Katz technique...

At the 1930 White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, Homer Folks, a long-time critic of orphanages, reported that 220,000 needy children remained in “their own homes,” thanks to state mothers’ pensions; these allowed women to care for their children at home rather than place them in orphanages. At long last, Folks hoped, professional social workers were able to implement the “fund...

Indoor spaces alone cannot by any means realize an effective social environment in Orphanages. Usually, there is no actual clear program considered for social indoor spaces when designing Orphanages from the outset, or there are already inactive open spaces in the Orphanages, in addition to not listening to children or involving them in making important decisions regarding the design and format...

During an outbreak of severe acute respiratory infections in 2 orphanages, Vietnam, 7/12 hospitalized children died. All hospitalized children and 26/43 children from outbreak orphanages tested positive for rhinovirus versus 9/40 control children (p = 0.0005). Outbreak rhinoviruses formed a distinct genetic cluster. Human rhinovirus is an underappreciated cause of severe pneumonia in vulnerable...

BACKGROUND Multidrug-resistant Salmonella serovar Concord infections have been reported from children adopted from Ethiopia. We interviewed patients, characterized the isolates, and gathered information about adoptions from Ethiopia to assess public health implications. METHODS Information about Salmonella Concord cases and adoptions were provided from Austria, Denmark, England (and Wales), I...

Orphanages are a common child protection response to humanitarian crises spurred on by media and NGO depictions of the disaster orphan. Yet, decades research attests harm that orphanage care can cause. Driven aid funding, orphanages often sustained long after recovery phase. In recent years, has highlighted links between orphanages, exploitation modern slavery, particularly trafficking. This pa...

To determine whether pinworm infections and head lice infestations spread among children in orphanages, 117 children from 4 orphanages in Busan-si and Ulsan-si, Korea, were examined for enterobiasis and head lice infestation between January and February 2014. The overall rate of Enterobius vermicularis egg positivity was 0.85%, whereas none of the children had head lice infestations. The rate o...

AIM Adolescents living in orphanages are at a disadvantage with respect to mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of psychological symptoms and their association with the level of physical activity (PA) in adolescents living in orphanages. METHOD The study group consisted of 13-16-year-old adolescents (N=166) living in orphanages in Ankara, Turkey. Data were colle...

BACKGROUND Intestinal helminths are often associated with poor growth and reduced physical activities, and may worsen already compromised nutritional status of children living in orphanages. AIMS To determine the relationship between intestinal helminthiasis and nutritional status of children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria. SETTING AND DESIGN A cross sectional study carried out...

Orphaned adolescents at orphanages refer to the how lose one or both parents and live in orphanages. They are face many psychological challenges includes; anxiety, stress, self-esteem, self-efficacy depression.