Morbidity and mortality in HIV‐exposed under‐five children in a rural Malawi setting: a cohort study

O Divala, C Michelo, B Ngwira - Journal of the International …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Paediatric HIV infection significantly contributes to child morbidity and mortality
in southern Africa. In Malawi as in most countries in the region, care of HIV‐exposed …

Handbook on Paediatric AIDS in Africa by the African Network for the Care of Children Affected by AIDS

D Tindyebwa, J Kayita, P Musoke, B Eley, R Nduati… - 2004 - nru.uncst.go.ug
HIV/AIDS is a major cause of infant and childhood mortality and morbidity in Africa. In
children under five years of age, HIV/AIDS now accounts for 7.7% of mortality worldwide …

Children and HIV/AIDS

J Gow, C Desmond, D Ewing - … : The HIV/AIDS epidemic and the …, 2002 - rune.une.edu.au
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the greatest humanitarian and development challenges
facing the global community. It is particularly acute in sub-Saharan Africa. At present about …

AIDS in the family and community: The impact on child health in Malawi

R Kidman, JA Hanley, SV Subramanian, G Foster… - Social science & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Pediatric HIV infections jeopardize children's health and survival. Much less is known about
how the experiences of being orphaned, living with chronically ill parents, or living in a …

Epidemiology of health and vulnerability among children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

G Andrews, D Skinner, K Zuma - AIDS care, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has already orphaned a generation of
children, and it is projected that by 2010, 18 million African children under the age of 18 are …

Child mortality levels and trends by HIV status in Blantyre, Malawi: 1989–2009

TE Taha, SS Dadabhai, J Sun… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Data from 5 prospective cohort studies conducted at a single research site from
1989 to 2009 were analyzed. In these studies, children born to HIV-infected and-uninfected …

Excessive mortality and loss to follow‐up among HIV‐infected children in Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa: a retrospective follow‐up study

D Steiniche, S Jespersen, C Medina… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the magnitude of mortality and loss to follow‐up and describe
predictors of mortality among HIV‐infected children in Guinea‐Bissau. Methods …

South African child deaths 1990–2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4?

KJ Kerber, JE Lawn, LF Johnson, M Mahy… - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To analyse trends in under-five mortality rate in South Africa (1990–2011),
particularly the contribution of AIDS deaths. Methods: Three nationally used models for …

HIV-exposed but uninfected children: Why are they vulnerable?

LM McNally, J Hadingham, D Archary… - … Children and Youth …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Globally, approximately 2.8 million children per year are born to HIV-infected
women. Improved access to antiretrovirals for both prevention of mother-to-child …

Past and current status of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, 2005–2017

I Naidoo, S Takatshana, R Sewpaul, S Jooste… - BMC research …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives This paper reports HIV prevalence, incidence, progress towards the UNAIDS (90-
90-90) targets, and HIV drug resistance among adolescents living with HIV in South Africa …