School functioning of children with perinatal HIV-infection in high-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a manageable chronic disease. However, school-age children (4-18 years) living with HIV could still experience problems with functioning at school, due to the impact of the virus itself, medication, comorbidities and social stigma. School functioning covers academic achievement, school attendance, and social relationships and is of utmost importance to optimize normal participation.

Methods

To gain insight in school functioning problems of perinatally HIV-infected children, we performed a systematic review of the literature in multiple databases from January 1997 up to February 2019. Studies were included if they described outcomes of school functioning

SUBMITTER: van Opstal SEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177442 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature