The needs for HIV treatment and care of children, adolescents, pregnant women and older people in low-income and middle-income countries | Zendy

Julia Kenny | Zendy; Veronica Mulenga | Zendy; Susan Hoskins | Zendy; Francien Scholten | Zendy; Diana M. Gibb | Zendy

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The needs for HIV treatment and care of children, adolescents, pregnant women and older people in low-income and middle-income countries

Author(s) -

Julia Kenny,

Veronica Mulenga,

Susan Hoskins,

Francien Scholten,

Diana M. Gibb

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

aids

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195

H-Index - 216

eISSN - 1473-5571

pISSN - 0269-9370

DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32835bddfc

Subject(s) - referral , medicine , pregnancy , health care , family medicine , developing country , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , genetics , economics , biology , economic growth

Success in diagnosing and treating HIV-infected adults has, where HIV care and treatment is available, turned HIV into a chronic, rather than life-limiting disease. Progress meeting the needs of HIV-infected children, perinatally and horizontally infected adolescents, pregnant women and older people has lagged behind. We review the special needs and barriers to scaling up care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in these populations.

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