Children Affected by HIV and AIDS

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is having a devastating impact on the well-being of children, particularly in those countries with the highest HIV prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and parts of Asia. The virus affects children in multiple ways; they may lose one or both parents and other family members, or become infected with the disease.

 

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UNICEF ,

This report from UNICEF assesses the world’s performance towards meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to date, focusing on 44 indicators that directly concern 2030’s most important constituency: children.

Hikaru Kusakabe - Osaka Human Sciences,

The purpose of this study was to investigate how orphans in secondary schools, especially those in the low-income class in society, manage to continue their education.

Whitney M Moret - Global Health: Science and Practice,

This article discusses efforts in 3 countries to develop simple, valid tools to quantify and classify economic vulnerability status.

Jenny Mwanza, Kristen Brugh, Lisa Parker, Erin Schelar (USAID), and Amy Aberra (USAID),

This webinar focused on explaining the HIV Risk Assessment cascade and how it is related to OVC_HIVSTAT disaggregates.

Mark Tomlinson and Xanthe Hunt - 4Children, Catholic Relief Services,

In this paper, the authors review published literature on the mental health status of mothers living with HIV (MLH) and how this affects their children; outline the pathways between maternal HIV, maternal mental health problems, and negative child outcomes; and then describe a number of intervention entry points that they argue have the potential to enhance impact across PEPFAR platforms.

Saara Greene, Allyson Ion, Gary Dumbrill, Doe O'Brien Teengs, Kerrigan Beaver, and Mary-Elizabeth Vaccaro - Journal of Law and Social Policy,

This paper presents the qualitative analysis of pre- and post- focus groups with Children’s Aid Societies (CAS) workers who participated in the Positive Parenting Pilot Project (P4) and the emerging practice implications for working with families living with and affected by HIV.

Therese Boje Mortensen - Asia in Focus,

This study contributes to a body of scholarship on ‘localising children’s rights’ by presenting findings from an ethnographic case study of an institution for HIV-infected/affected children in Rajasthan, India.

Aften Beeler, Severine Chevrel, Siân Long, Kristin Weinhauer - 4Children,

This report presents the preliminary findings from an ongoing project undertaken by 4Children that seeks to identify key opportunities to incorporate violence prevention and response interventions within priority PEPFAR Program Areas at clinical and community levels.

Shar Kurtishi, David Akpan, Tapfuma Murove, Kelley Bunkers, & Doreen Magaji - Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development ,

A desk review was conducted to examine the current gaps in investment related to care and treatment for children living with or affected by HIV.

Dorcas Nthenya Mutiso & Dr. Pius Mutuku Mutie - International Journal of Sociology,

The purpose of this study was to assess the challenges affecting orphans and vulnerable children (OVCS) in Embu County.