| Literature DB >> 31288549 |
Stephanie Shiau1,2,3, Stephen M Arpadi1,2,3,4,5, Megan Burke3, Afaaf Liberty6, Cara Thurman1, Faeezah Patel3, Renate Strehlau3, Elaine J Abrams2,3,4,5, Ashraf Coovadia3, Avy Violari6, Louise Kuhn1,2,3.
Abstract
Little is known about how growing up with HIV impacts educational outcomes in sub-Saharan African children. We evaluated if South African children living with HIV (CLWH) were in the appropriate school grade-for-age compared to uninfected control children. We observed higher rates of not being in the correct grade-for-age in CLWH compared with controls (OR 3.32, 95% CI: 2.07-5.34), adjusted for study site, sex, whether the child's biological father was alive, and caregiver education. Initiation of ART before 6 months of age reduced but did not eliminate this association. Whether these associations are due to biological factors or other social and environmental determinants, and how best to support CLWH to achieve educational goals, warrants further investigation.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; children; disclosure; education; pediatrics
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31288549 PMCID： PMC6949430 DOI： 10.1080/09540121.2019.1640854
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Care ISSN： 0954-0121