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Wang, Yuan Yuan; D'Amato, Rik Carl; Cox Treffert, Caitlin S. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in children and adolescents represent a global health crisis that has variable effects on children's mortality and morbidity given the resources, attitudes and beliefs, and health-care treatment available in their country. In China, children and adolescents not only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Children, Adolescents
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Gabbidon, Kemesha; Chenneville, Tiffany; Adeli, Scholastic – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
Kenya has the twelfth largest HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world. In 2016, there was an estimated 1.6 million people living with HIV in Kenya. Youth ages 15-24 accounted for over half (51%) of the HIV incidence reported in 2015, a significant increase from 2013 where youth accounted for 29% of all new cases. The purpose of this paper is to review HIV…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, School Psychologists
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Cockcroft, Kate; Cassimjee, Nafisa – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
In this article, we briefly describe the current epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among South African schoolchildren, as well as the neurocognitive, academic and psychosocial difficulties they experience. Cultural factors linked to HIV prevention and treatment are identified, and government and schools' response to HIV/AIDS is outlined. We then evaluate…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Cultural Influences, Prevention, Intervention