HIV and child mental health: a case-control study in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

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 by parental AIDS, children who live with HIV-positive caregivers have received less attention. This study compares mental health problems and risk and protective factors in HIV-positive, HIV-affected (due to caregiver HIV), and HIV-unaffected children in Rwanda.

Methods

A case-control design assessed mental health, risk, and protective factors among 683 children aged 10 to 17 years at different levels of HIV exposure. A stratified random sampling strategy based on electronic medical records identified all known HIV-positive children in this age range in 2 districts in Rwanda. Lists of all same-age childre

SUBMITTER: Betancourt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4187226 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature