Psychosocial Issues of Children Infected with HIV/AIDS

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Authors

M. N. Vranda · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Abstract

The chronic medical conditions in the paediatric population pose a range of potential psychosocial challenges not only to the child, but also to the family members and health care providers. This paper comprehensively reviews the psychosocial issues of children infected with HIV and AIDS and offer some of the strategies to address the issues comprehensively by multidisciplinary team.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 19-22

DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.112195

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