Quality of life of children living in HIV/AIDS-affected families in rural areas in Yunnan, China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 390-396

  Xu, Tao ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^b   Rou, Keming ^b   Duan, Song ^c   Wang, Huishan ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Dehong Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Child; HIV AIDS; Influencing factors; PedsQL; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PEDSQL GENERIC CORE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951033384     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903196883     Document Type: Article

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