title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection in children--prevalence and psychosocial impact.
abstract: As at 20 September 1989, 15 children with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had been diagnosed in South Africa and indications are that this number is going to increase at a rapid rate in the near future as the disease establishes itself in the heterosexual population. A brief overview of the clinical aspects of human immunodeficiency virus infections in children is given before the psychosocial implications are considered in more detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology