Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Autor: | Malcolm Bryant, Jennifer Beard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
0301 basic medicine media_common.quotation_subject Vulnerability Stigma (botany) HIV Infections Social issues Vulnerable Populations 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cost of Illness Environmental health Pandemic Prevalence Humans Medicine Family 030212 general & internal medicine Child Epidemics Africa South of the Sahara media_common Health Services Needs and Demand Poverty Transmission (medicine) business.industry HIV 030112 virology Social protection Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Psychological resilience Child Orphaned business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Clinics of North America. 63:131-147 |
| ISSN: | 0031-3955 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.007 |
| Popis: | In Sub-Saharan Africa, 15.1 million children have been orphaned because of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They face significant vulnerabilities, including stigma and discrimination, trauma and stress, illness, food insecurity, poverty, and difficulty accessing education. Millions of additional children who have living parents are vulnerable because their parents or other relatives are infected. This article reviews the current situation of orphans and vulnerable children, explores the underlying determinants of vulnerability and resilience, describes the response by the global community, and highlights the challenges as the HIV pandemic progresses through its fourth decade. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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