The African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Child Abuse's Assessment of AIDS Related Orphans assesses the situation of children without parental care in Korogocho, Kenya. Utilizing responses of over 400 homes caring for children, the study highlights pervasive characteristics among homes caring for children lacking parental care, providing a specified understanding of the educational, financial and supportive environments present for children in foster care arrangements. The assessment indicates that while education and marital status do not influence an individual's likelihood to care for a child, gender played a large role with 87% of caregivers identified as female. 37% of the children included in the study still had one surviving parent. However, statistics indicate that children are ten times more likely to be displaced from home when the surviving parent is male. While children in need of parental care are broadly understood to be orphans of HIV/AIDS, only 28% of them lost parent(s) to HIV/AIDS. Regarding the economic strain associated, 76% of caregivers to children without parental care self identified as having incomes in the two lowest ranges. Over 91% have at least one child of their own to care for and over half report experience difficulty paying for basic necessities such a food clothing and shelter. With such findings it is evident that hosts that are constrained by resources are taking care of most orphaned children
