@article{Steyn_N-2025_226369,
title = {Regional and national estimates of children affected by all-cause and COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death in Brazil, by age and family circumstance: A modeling study},
author = {Steyn, N. and Unwin, H. and Ponmattam, J. and Villaveces, A. and Martins, L. and Sherr, L. and Blenkinsop, A. and Semenova, E. and Stuart-Brown, A. and Ribeiro Amaral, A. and Ratmann, O. and Schnekenberg, R. and Cluver, L. and Hillis, S. and Rawlings, L. and Barberia, L. and Souza, A. and Castro, M. and Flaxman, S.},
month = {nov},
year = {2025},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Orphanhood and caregiver death can have severe consequences for children. Timely and accurate data can guide policy, particularly during health crises like COVID-19. The aim of our study is to present national and subnational analysis of both all-cause and COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death in Brazil and compare our model outputs with bespoke administrative datasets.},
volume = {51},
journal = {The Lancet Regional Health - Americas},
publisher = {Elsevier},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101252},
}
