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Table 2 OLS estimate of total difficulties score predicted by orphan status

From: Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries

VARIABLES

Cambodia total difficulties

Ethiopia total difficulties

Hyderabad total difficulties

Kenya total difficulties

Nagaland total difficulties

Tanzania total difficulties

ALL SITES§ total difficulties

Exposure to potentially traumatic events

0.25

0.12

0.17

0.33**

-0.27

0.60**

0.36**

 

(0.14)

(0.12)

(0.1)

(0.07)

(0.15)

(0.21)

(0.06)

Wealth index

-0.63

-0.47

-0.53

-0.14

-0.69**

-0.44

-0.49**

 

(0.47)

(0.34)

(0.36)

(0.22)

(0.26)

(0.46)

(0.09)

Single orphan

1.2

1.40**

0.56

0.12

-1.09*

4.52**

0.87

 

(0.72)

(0.53)

(0.37)

(0.39)

(0.47)

(0.55)

(0.8)

Double orphan

-0.01

0.72

0.98

-0.99

-1.75*

4.88**

0.68

Abandoned

-0.18

0.65

0.19

0.14

-1.53*

3.18

0.35

 

(1.15)

(0.75)

(0.39)

(0.86)

(0.66)

(2.22)

(0.60)

Non-parent caregiver

-0.09

0.72

0.25

0.36

0.24

-1.26

0.04

 

(0.55)

(0.50)

(0.32)

(0.40)

(0.34)

(0.67)

(0.20)

Age in months

-0.04**

-0.03**

-0.04**

-0.02*

-0.01

0

-0.03*

 

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.02)

(0.01)

Female

-1.16*

-0.02

-1.01**

-0.03

-1.09**

-0.08

-0.61*

 

(0.48)

(0.36)

(0.27)

(0.30)

(0.27)

(0.49)

(0.23)

Constant

19.11**

12.61**

16.78**

10.64**

11.81**

0.69

15.34**

 

(2.04)

(1.84)

(2.10)

(1.34)

(1.21)

(2.32)

(2.10)

Observations

438

410

656

573

550

584

3,211

R-squared

0.11

0.18

0.18

0.16

0.09

0.16

0.28

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses **p<0.01, *p<0.05.
  2. §Model also included site level and round level fixed effects (not shown).