Does Biological Relatedness Affect Survival?

Author: David Bishai, El Daw Suliman, Heena Brahmbhatt, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Godfrey Kigozi, Nelson Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Maria Wawer, Ron Gray Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Publication: Demographic Research, Vol. 8, Article 9 Document Date:                  May 07, 2003 Category: Children > Infant/Child Mortality Related Categories: Children > Child Welfare Children > Foster Home Care Parenthood/Childrearing > Nonparental Care   This paper studies child survival in a Ugandan community in which many children are either orphaned or in foster care arrangements.  It finds that child survival is highest when children live with their birth parents.  When children live with adults other than their parents, the closer the biological relationship the higher the chances of survival are. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link