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. 2005 Jul 29;1:3. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-1-3

Table 2.

Number of orphans by kind of parents they have lost

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%)