Category Archives: Children or Youth (less than 18 years old)
The Cochrane Library and mother-to-child transmission of HIV: An umbrella review
2007
Background The majority of HIV-infected children acquire the infection from their mothers. Preventing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a key step in reducing the number of paediatric HIV infections....
Recent advances (2011-2012) in technology-delivered interventions for people living with HIV
2012
Technology is rapidly advancing and becoming a cost effective option for intervention delivery particularly for isolated and hard to reach populations, such as people living with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review...
Peer-led interventions to reduce HIV risk of youth: A review
2010
One approach in HIV prevention programming targeting youth is to use peer leaders in what is referred to as peer education programming. This paper critically reviews and synthesizes the results...
The unique features of pediatric HIV-1 in sub-Saharan Africa
2008
In order to adapt African programs for antiretroviral treatment (ART) to children’s needs, a good understanding of the unique features of pediatric HIV in Africa and realistic expectations of the...
Co-formulated abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine for initial treatment of HIV infection and AIDS
2013
Background: UNAIDS estimates that 34 million people are currently living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. Currently recommended regimens for initiating HIV treatment consist of either a non-nucleoside reverse...
Efficacy and safety of zinc supplementation for adults, children and pregnant women with HIV infection: Systematic review
2011
Objectives To determine the efficacy and safety of zinc supplementary in children, adults and pregnant women with HIV infection. Methods We conducted a comprehensive search in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane...
Interventions for improving the psychosocial well-being of children affected by HIV and AIDS.
2009
BACKGROUND: As a result of HIV-related mortalities more than 13 million children under the age of 15 have lost a parent due to HIV and AIDS. There are also many...
Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
2005
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the dominant mode of acquisition of HIV infection for children, currently resulting in more than 2000 new paediatric HIV infections each day worldwide....
Antiretroviral interventions for preventing breast milk transmission of HIV
2014
BACKGROUND: An estimated 260,000 children under the age of 15 years acquired HIV infection in 2012. As much as 42% of mother-to-child transmission is related to breastfeeding. Antiretroviral prophylaxis for...
Conjugated heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine
2002
OBJECTIVE: To review the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of the heptavalent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7). DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search (1993–August 2001) of research limited to humans published in the...
Effective approaches to reducing adolescent unprotected sex, pregnancy, and childbearing
2002
In the United States, there exist a multitude of different approaches to reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking, unintended pregnancy, childbearing, and sexually transmitted disease, including HIV. While many of these approaches...
Optimization of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children under 3 years of age: A systematic review
2014
BACKGROUND: In the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART), over 50% of HIV-infected infants progress to AIDS and death by 2 years of age. However, there are challenges to initiation of...
