A profile of an HIV-and child-specific programme in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
AIDS Care
; 14 Suppl 1: S85-94, 2002 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12219741
Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, 4.3 million children under 15 years of age have been infected with HIV worldwide; in the year 2000 alone, the World Health Organization estimates that 600,000 children became HIV-infected. Ancillary services offer the potential to improve access to and retention in primary care through removal of barriers to care. Globally, ancillary services may actually represent a significant proportion of all care delivered to HIV-infected children, particularly in the absence of expensive antiretroviral treatments. The purpose of this non-concurrent cohort study was to describe a population of HIV-infected children receiving ancillary services from an HIV- and family-specific ancillary service programme in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Forty-two HIV-infected children ages newborn to 13 years were included in the study. The majority were between one and five years of age (50.0%), male (54.8%), African-American (88.1%), and perinatally infected (97.6%). Services were well utilized; delivery decreased with age and increased with severity of clinical disease. Improved retention, prescription of antiretroviral treatment and HIV-related emergency room utilization were associated with ancillary service receipt. Ancillary services delivered by an HIV- and family-specific programme assist HIV-infected children to receive improved medical care. Ancillary services are a valuable adjunct to primary care, particularly in the complex care of the HIV-infected children from historically underserved populations.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Apoyo Social
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Infecciones por VIH
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Servicios de Salud del Niño
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Niños con Discapacidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS Care
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido