This pamphlet examines HIV among children and adolescents internationally. The pamphlet discusses the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among young persons, the factors and behaviors that place young persons at risk for HIV, statistics on children who have been orphaned as a result of the epidemic, and intervention strategies to prevent HIV transmission to children and adolescents, including mother-to-child transmission.
Population:
Youth
Focus Area:
HIV and AIDS
Subjects:
Adolescents with HIV/AIDS
Children with HIV/AIDS
High Risk Behaviors
Perinatal Transmission
Publication Date:
2001
Format:
Pamphlet
13 p.: col., ill.
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
30927