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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
There is an unacceptably high number of children becoming recently infected with HIV globally. | There is an unacceptably high number of children becoming recently infected with HIV globally<ref>UNAIDS. Ending of the AIDS epidemic. 2021. Available from https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/UNAIDS_FactSheet_en.pdf. 14/12/2021</ref>. Poor mental health outcomes is a risk factor for children with [[HIV/AIDS]]<ref>Sharp C, Penner F, Marais L, Skinner D. [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540121.2018.1511045 School connectedness as psychological resilience factor in children affected by HIV/AIDS.] AIDS care. 2018 Jul 25;30(sup4):34-41.</ref> | ||
== | == Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Children == | ||
* Worldwide, there are approximately 2.78 million children aged 0-19 years living with HIV<ref>UNICEF Data. HIV Statistics- Global and Regional Trends. Available from:https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/global-regional-trends/#:~:text=Global%20trends,live%20in%20sub%2DSaharan%20Africa. (Accessed 01/01/2022)</ref> | |||
* In 2020, approximately 850 children became infected with HIV daily and 330 children died from AIDS-related causes daily. | |||
* Close to 90% of children newly infected with HIV in 2020 were from sub-Saharan Africa. | |||
* Female children consist a higher percentage of children with HIV <ref>HIV.gov. Global Statistics. Available from: https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/global-regional-trends/#:~:text=Global%20trends,live%20in%20sub%2DSaharan%20Africa. (Accessed 01/01/2022).</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
There is an unacceptably high number of children becoming recently infected with HIV globally[1]. Poor mental health outcomes is a risk factor for children with HIV/AIDS[2]
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Children[edit | edit source]
- Worldwide, there are approximately 2.78 million children aged 0-19 years living with HIV[3]
- In 2020, approximately 850 children became infected with HIV daily and 330 children died from AIDS-related causes daily.
- Close to 90% of children newly infected with HIV in 2020 were from sub-Saharan Africa.
- Female children consist a higher percentage of children with HIV [4]
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- ↑ UNAIDS. Ending of the AIDS epidemic. 2021. Available from https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/UNAIDS_FactSheet_en.pdf. 14/12/2021
- ↑ Sharp C, Penner F, Marais L, Skinner D. School connectedness as psychological resilience factor in children affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS care. 2018 Jul 25;30(sup4):34-41.
- ↑ UNICEF Data. HIV Statistics- Global and Regional Trends. Available from:https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/global-regional-trends/#:~:text=Global%20trends,live%20in%20sub%2DSaharan%20Africa. (Accessed 01/01/2022)
- ↑ HIV.gov. Global Statistics. Available from: https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/global-regional-trends/#:~:text=Global%20trends,live%20in%20sub%2DSaharan%20Africa. (Accessed 01/01/2022).
