Download or read book Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.

Download or read book Reducing the Odds written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-02-13 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year. Further, because many pregnant women are not tested for HIV and therefore do not receive treatment, the number of children born with HIV is still unacceptably high. What can we do to eliminate this tragic and costly inheritance? In response to a congressional request, this book evaluates the extent to which state efforts have been effective in reducing the perinatal transmission of HIV. The committee recommends that testing HIV be a routine part of prenatal care, and that health care providers notify women that HIV testing is part of the usual array of prenatal tests and that they have an opportunity to refuse the HIV test. This approach could help both reduce the number of pediatric AIDS cases and improve treatment for mothers with AIDS. Reducing the Odds will be of special interest to federal, state, and local health policymakers, prenatal care providers, maternal and child health specialists, public health practitioners, and advocates for HIV/AIDS patients. January

Download or read book HIV Infection in Children and Adolescents written by Raziya Bobat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a reference work on pediatric HIV infection and covers the full bandwidth of topics from an introduction to pathogenesis and epidemiology, over the transmission of the HI virus, to clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention strategies. Diseases and disorders occurring in HIV infected persons are discussed in detail. The book covers special populations, such as neonates born to an HIV positive mother and adolescents and examines the specific ways of managing HIV disease in these patient groups. This is the first book to cover palliative care as well as ethical, legal and social issues of HIV infection.

Download or read book Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. This edition updates the 2013 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs following an extensive review of evidence and consultations in mid-2015, shared at the end of 2015, and now published in full in 2016. It is being published in a changing global context for HIV and for health more broadly.

Download or read book Children and HIV AIDS written by Gary Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1982, the Centers for Disease Control received the first reports of cases of children with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, the child welfare system, as well as other human service organizations, have been coping with and responding to the crises of children and families living with HIV/AIDS, including the considerable number of children affected by AIDS through the illness of their parents, siblings, or other family members. This volume is intended as a resource for personnel within the child welfare field serving children and families whose lives are touched by HIV and AIDS. The contributors add insight to and fuel the discussion of the fight against AIDS. They provide tools to help better serve the children and adolescents that the current epidemic so tragically affects. Chapters and contributors include: "Factors Associated with Parents' Decision to Disclose Their HIV Diagnosis to Their Children" by Lori S. Wiener, Haven B. Battles, and Nancy E. Heilman; "Custody Planning with HIV-Affected Families" by Sally Mason; "Correlates and Distribution of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Homeless Youths in New York City" by Michael C. Clatts, W. Rees Davis, J. L. Sotheran, and Aylin Attillasoy; and "HIV Prevention for Youths in Independent Living Programs" by Wendy F. Auslander, Vered Slonim-Nevo, Diane Elze, and Michael Sherraden. Originally published as a special issue of 'Child Welfare', this volume examines lessons learned from a variety of perspectives and settings, and identifies a number of continuing challenges facing the field. 'Children and HIV/AIDS' is an invaluable compendium that should be read by social workers and health specialists and all those affected by the epidemic.

Download or read book Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB)), and that each year, about 9 million people develop TB, of whom about 2 million die. Of the 9 million annual TB cases, about 1 million (11%) occur in children (under 15 years of age). Of these childhood cases, 75% occur annually in 22 high-burden countries that together account for 80% of the world's estimated incident cases. In countries worldwide, the reported percentage of all TB cases occurring in children varies from 3% to more than 25%. The Stop TB Strategy, which builds on the DOTS strategy developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, has a critical role in reducing the worldwide burden of disease and thus in protecting children from infection and disease. The management of children with TB should be in line with the Stop TB Strategy, taking into consideration the particular epidemiology and clinical presentation of TB in children. These consensus guidelines were produced to help the National Tuberculosis Programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children.

Download or read book Courage to Care written by Gary R. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book AIDS and Young Children written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Question of Life Or Death written by Juliane Kippenberg and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2008 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And recommendations -- Methodology -- Background -- Barriers to treatment for children living with HIV -- Treatment access during the 2008 post-election violence -- First adults, then children? Government health and protection policies -- Legal framework -- Detailed recommendations -- Acknowledgements.

Download or read book Nutrition and HIV AIDS written by Nancy Dumais and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume, “Nutrition and HIV/AIDS - Implication for Treatment, Prevention and Cure”, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors and opening new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Download or read book Medical Management of AIDS in Children written by William T. Shearer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's expert, multidisciplinary guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of HIV-infected children. 49 preeminent leaders in the field of pediatric AIDS explore the unique needs and day-to-day clinical care of this population, including viral interactions, prevention and treatment issues, and control of HIV-induced complications. This groundbreaking resource also offers in-depth coverage of the special features of pediatric infection and AIDS-including obstetrical risk factors, the developing immune system, neuro-developmental abnormalities, antiretroviral prevention of HIV infection, psychosocial issues, and much more. Stresses the specific features of pediatric AIDS, including the unique 9-month exposure to maternal HIV infection · precise timing of infection · prolonged levels of HIV in the blood of infants · HIV attack of the developing immune system · obstretic risk factors · acquisition of infection from breastfeeding · alternate diagnostic methods · antiretroviral prevention of HIV infection · potential for thymic immunoreconstitution · neuro-developmental abnormalities · early cardiovascular compromise · pain management · primary care · quality of life and psychosocial issues · and the adolescent HIV patient. Discusses the virology of maternal HIV infection and its impact on transmission to the infant as well as the affect of maternal health on the child's disease progression. Features in-depth coverage of antiretroviral therapy, including highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), immune-based therapy, and the future of vaccine therapy. Explores pediatric HIV infection in developing countries and the global impact of children with AIDS and AIDS orphans. Explains the unique nature of organ system compromise and failure in pediatric HIV infection-including pulmonary, cardiac, dental, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, and hematologic-as well as cancer. Presents treatments used to counteract secondary infections. Encompasses issues specific to primary care, nurse care, and managed care.

Download or read book HIV in Schools written by Magda Conway and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Letting Them Fail written by Jonathan Cohen and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2005 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And main recommendations. -- Methods. -- Background: HIV/AIDS and access to education - Surveys of AIDS-affected children's school performance - Human rights - Note on Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. -- Findings from Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda: Children as caregivers in the home - Children left on their own - Emotional burdens and AIDS-related stigma - Schools ill-equipped - Abuse and discrimination within extended and foster families - Girls' exposure to secual violence and exploitation - Abuses against parents and guardians that in turn harm children - Child-headed households - Orphaned and living with HIV/AIDS - Lack of support to community-based organizations. -- National and international responses. -- Conclusion. -- Detailed recommendations: To national, provincial, and local governments in Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda - To international agencies and donors to HIV/AIDS programs operating in Kenya, South, Africa, and Uganda, including the World Bank, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the United Nations, and bilateral donors - To the above mentioned governments and donors. -- Acknowledgements. -- Appendix: Human Rights Watch's work on HIV/AIDS and children's rights.

Download or read book Pediatric AIDS written by Philip A. Pizzo and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive text that provides the community of care providers with the information needed to understand the nature and impact of the AIDS pandemic, to define the current principles of care and management, and to forecast the future research agenda and challenges. This revised and expanded edition (1st ed. was 1991) is divided into six parts: evolving epidemiology of HIV (includes a new chapter on the impact of HIV on women); etiology, pathogenesis, and transmission; diagnostic challenges in fetus and infant; clinical manifestations in infants, children, and adolescents (includes a new chapter on sexually transmitted diseases); medical management and treatment; and prevention, education, and public policy issues. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Children Adolescents AIDS written by Jeffrey M. Seibert and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report of the American Psychological Association task force on pediatric AIDS. It addresses a wide range of medical, psychological, social, legal, and ethical issues confronting young patients and their families.

Download or read book Future Forsaken written by Zama Coursen-Neff and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2004 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of thousands of children in India are living with HIV/AIDS. Many more children are otherwise seriously affected by India's burgeoning epidemic-when they are forced to withdraw from school to care for sick parents, are forced to work to replace their parents' income, or are orphaned (losing one or both parents to AIDS).

Download or read book A Generation in Jeopardy written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: