Education of Children with HIV Infection. From: American Family Physician | Date: January 15, 2001| Author: PREBOTH, MONICA | COPYRIGHT 2001 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Committee on Pediatric AIDS of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a position statement on the education of children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The AAP statement appears in the June 2000 issue of Pediatrics.

According to the AAP committee, fear of the communicability of HIV must be allayed by appropriate education of all school personnel. Participation in school provides a sense of normalcy for children and adolescents with H...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Schoolchildren with HIV infection: a survey of the nation's largest school districts. Journal of School Health ; Until recently, the HIV epidemic among children exerted its greatest institutional affect on hospitals, health care facilities, and social service agencies. However, as children with HIV infection live longer, schools find they too must respond to the unique needs of this population. This survey of
	Neurodevelopmental abnormalities in school-age children with HIV infection. (human immunodeficiency virus) Journal of School Health ; As of December 1992, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,247 cases of AIDS in children under age 13, but many more cases have not yet been reported. By 1995, up to an estimated 20,000 children may develop HIV infection in the United States. As a result, HIV infection is
	Education of Children with HIV Infection. American Family Physician ; The Committee on Pediatric AIDS of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a position statement on the education of children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The AAP statement appears in the June 2000 issue of Pediatrics. According to the AAP committee, fear of the
	HIV infection in children: family stress, social support, and adaptation.(Families of Children and Adolescents with Special Needs) Exceptional Children ; Increasing numbers of children are being diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). As of December 1994, pediatric AIDS had been diagnosed in 6,245 children under 13 years of age nationwide (Centers for Disease
	Natural history of congenital HIV infection. (human immunodeficiency virus) Journal of School Health ; One major misperception regarding HIV infection and AIDS in children suggests these children are doomed to brief lives of nothing but pain, suffering, and early death. What actually happens to children born infected with the AIDS virus? How long do they survive? What is the nature of that survival?

See all results.