A growing population of youth who acquired HIV from their mothers are surviving into
adulthood. This group is unique in that they experience both internalized stigma (due to their …

Little is known about risk and protective factors for emotional and physical child abuse in
South Africa. Existing research has focused largely on sexual abuse and relied on …

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 …

Background: The pandemic of HIV/AIDS is actually a composite of many regional and
national‐level epidemics. The progress made in many parts of the developed and …

Over the past decade, there has been increasing global attention to mitigating the impacts of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children's lives. Within this context, developing and tracking …

This article reviews the expanding body of literature that examines the mental health of HIV-
affected children in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on primary research across disciplines …

Abstract Several countries in Southern Africa now see large numbers of their population
barely subsisting at poverty levels in years without shocks, and highly vulnerable to the …

“I go to the hospital with my mother when she is sick. I can't go to school and leave her in so
much pain. I won't concentrate.” Millions of adolescents live with AIDS-affected parents or …

BACKGROUND: The global HIV/AIDS response has advanced in addressing the health and
well-being of HIV-positive children. Although attention has been paid to children orphaned …

This study validated a brief stigma-by-association scale for use with South African youth
(adapted from the HIV Stigma-by-Association Scale for Adolescents). Participants were 723 …