Demographic and clinical features of orphans and nonorphans at a pediatric HIV centre in North India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-631

  Bhattacharya, Malobika ^a   Rajeshwari, K ^a   Saxena, Romit ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Children; HIV positive; India; Non orphan; Orphan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORPHANED CHILD; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955557235     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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