Understanding the mental health of youth living with perinatal HIV infection: lessons learned and current challenges

CA Mellins, KM Malee - African Journal of Reproduction and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Across the globe, children born with perinatal HIV infection (PHIV) are reaching
adolescence and young adulthood in large numbers. The majority of research has focused …

Perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa: a review of emerging challenges

ED Lowenthal, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - The Lancet infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Worldwide, more than three million children are infected with HIV, 90% of whom live in sub-
Saharan Africa. As the HIV epidemic matures and antiretroviral treatment is scaled up …

Early time-limited antiretroviral therapy versus deferred therapy in South African infants infected with HIV: results from the children with HIV early antiretroviral (CHER) …

MF Cotton, A Violari, K Otwombe, R Panchia… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Interim results from the children with HIV early antiretroviral (CHER) trial
showed that early antiretroviral therapy (ART) was life-saving for infants infected with HIV. In …

Neurodevelopment in perinatally HIV‐infected children: a concern for adolescence

B Laughton, M Cornell, M Boivin… - African Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Globally, an estimated 3.4 million children are living with HIV, yet little is known
about the effects of HIV and antiretroviral treatment (ART) on the developing brain, and the …

HIV-associated cognitive impairment in perinatally infected children: a meta-analysis

N Phillips, T Amos, C Kuo, J Hoare, J Ipser… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and meta-analyze the degree of cognitive impairment,
and the specific cognitive domains affected, in children and adolescents with perinatally …

The changing epidemiology of the global paediatric HIV epidemic: keeping track of perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents

AH Sohn, R Hazra - African Journal of Reproduction and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The global paediatric HIV epidemic is shifting into a new phase as children on antiretroviral
therapy (ART) move into adolescence and adulthood, and face new challenges of living with …

From surviving to thriving: integrating mental health care into HIV, community, and family services for adolescents living with HIV

LD Cluver, L Sherr, E Toska, S Zhou… - The Lancet Child & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Adolescents are a crucial generation, with the potential to bring future social and economic
success for themselves and their countries. More than 90% of adolescents living with HIV …

Immunology of pediatric HIV infection

NH Tobin, GM Aldrovandi - Immunological reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Most infants born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected women escape HIV
infection. Infants evade infection despite an immature immune system and, in the case of …

Poorer cognitive performance in perinatally HIV-infected children versus healthy socioeconomically matched controls

S Cohen, JA Ter Stege, GJ Geurtsen… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Despite the declining incidence of severe neurological complications such as
HIV encephalopathy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children is still …

Neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed uninfected children at 24 months

S Chaudhury, PL Williams, GK Mayondi, J Leidner… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: We sought to determine if HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children had
worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at 24 months compared with HIV-unexposed …