Document 1857
 DOCN  M94A1857
 TI    Women, children & HIV in Africa: the need to plan for the future.
 DT    9412
 AU    Mworozi EA; Dept. of Paediatrics Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):435 (abstract no. PD0350). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370718
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To highlight the future impact of HIV on African children &
       their families due to HIV infection in Africa. METHODS: Data especially
       from studies in Africa & current projection of HIV infection in women &
       children were reviewed. RESULTS: About 1/3 of 15 million HIV positive
       people are women of child bearing age, 1/2 of them in Africa. From
       1990-2000, about 3 million women & 2.7 Million children will die of
       Aids. In East & Central Africa 10-37% of pregnant women in some cities
       are HIV positive, 1/3 of their newborns will be infected. For HIV
       infected children, 25% will die by age 1 & 80% by age 5. The scarce
       resources will be utilised for the sick. Surviving orphans will have no
       care for their needs hence an increase in juvenile deliquents, street
       children, drug & sex abuse, crime & family disintegration. DISCUSSIONS
       AND CONCLUSIONS: Socio-economic crisis face African families: 1) high
       morbidity & Mortality rates. 2) increasing deprived children 3) family
       disintegration 4) there is need to minimise HIV in women & children & to
       plan for the future of the surviving children.
 DE    Africa/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Child  Female  *Health Planning  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Pregnancy  Pregnancy
       Complications, Infectious/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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