Category Archives: Children or Youth (less than 18 years old)
Recent advances (2011-2012) in technology-delivered interventions for people living with HIV
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...
Co-formulated abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine for initial treatment of HIV infection and AIDS
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
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...
Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
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....
Effective approaches to reducing adolescent unprotected sex, pregnancy, and childbearing
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...
Effects of postnatal interventions for the reduction of vertical HIV transmission on infant growth and non-HIV infections: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: Guidelines in resource-poor settings have progressively included interventions to reduce postnatal HIV transmission through breast milk. In addition to HIV-free survival, infant growth and non-HIV infections should be considered....