TY - JOUR AU - Escueta, Maya AU - Whetten, Kathryn AU - Ostermann, Jan AU - O’Donnell, Karen AU - The Positive Outcomes for Orphans (POFO) Research Team PY - 2014 DA - 2014/03/10 TI - Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries JO - BMC International Health and Human Rights SP - 6 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Development policymakers and child-care service providers are committed to improving the educational opportunities of the 153 million orphans worldwide. Nevertheless, the relationship between orphanhood and education outcomes is not well understood. Varying factors associated with differential educational attainment leave policymakers uncertain where to intervene. This study examines the relationship between psychosocial well-being and cognitive development in a cohort of orphans and abandoned children (OAC) relative to non-OAC in five low and middle income countries (LMICs) to understand better what factors are associated with success in learning for these children. SN - 1472-698X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-698X-14-6 DO - 10.1186/1472-698X-14-6 ID - Escueta2014 ER -