Background In sub-Saharan Africa many children live in extreme poverty and experience a
burden of illness and disease that is disproportionately high. The emergence of HIV and …

Background Despite extensive resources and numerous programmes directed towards
orphans in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence of their disadvantage is surprisingly limited. While …

This paper presents a systematic review of the literature pertaining to orphans and
vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on research in countries …

Millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa live with adults, often parents, who are HIV-
infected or ill due to AIDS. These children experience social, emotional, and health …

In 2006 HIV/AIDS was the leading cause of death worldwide for individuals aged 15–49
years. The pandemic is having a dramatic impact on child mortality, with 380000 children …

Objective: To estimate the effects of the HIV-1 epidemic on mortality in children under 5
years of age in urban and rural populations in eastern and central, and southern Africa …

Background Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) is offered as part of the
normal standard of care to increase access to treatment for HIV-infected children. In practice …

There is widespread concern that the number of children living in “child-headed
households” is rapidly increasing as a result of AIDS-related adult mortality in much of sub …

Each day, some 1500 children under 15 years of age become infected with HIV, an
estimated 90% of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2005, there were 2.3 million (1.7–3.5 …

Prior to widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa,
children who were HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) had increased mortality, morbidity …