Table 1. Definitions of variables and possible values in the standardized data extraction tool.

Variable: definition	Possible values
Orphan status: whether a child has lost one or both parents	maternal (lost mother), paternal (lost father), double (lost both parents), non-orphans
Reasons for placement: reason for a child being admitted to the CCI	abuse, neglect, abandonment, destitution, no available caregiver, unknown
Previous primary caregiver: the most responsible person with whom the resident was living prior to placement	parent(s), grandparent(s), aunt/uncle, youth-headed , “other” (other included children previously residing with a stepparent, other relatives, unrelated caregivers or on the streets)
Separation from siblings: whether a child was documented as having at least one sibling who was not placed in the CCI	yes, no, unknown
Single-parent status: whether the child was documented as having been raised by a single-parent at some point prior to placement	yes, no, unknown
Material deprivation: whether poverty was documented as having led to a child being deprived of food, medical care, clothing, shelter or schooling	yes, no, unknown