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Table 2 Number of orphans by kind of parents they have lost

From: Role of traditional healers in psychosocial support in caring for the orphans: A case of Dar-es Salaam City, Tanzania

Number of children By sex

Kind of parent who has died

Total

 

father

mother

Both parents

 

male

15 (20.8%)

11 (15.3%)

7 (9.7%)

33 (45.8%)

Female

17 (23.6%)

14 (19.4%

8 (11.1%)

39 (54.2%)

Total

32 (44.4%)

25 (34.7%)

15 (20.8%)

72 (100%)