Abstract
Objectives. This study sought to determine the number, characteristics, and living situations of children of HIV-infected adults. Methods. Interviews were conducted in 1996 and early 1997 with a nationally representative probability sample of 2864 adults receiving health care for HIV within the contiguous United States. Results. Twenty-eight percent of infected adults in care had children. Women were more likely than men to have children (60% vs 18%) and to live with them (76% vs 34%). Twenty-one percent of parents had been hospitalized during the previous 6 months, and 10% had probably been drug dependent in the previous year. Parents continued to have children after being diagnosed with HIV: 12% of all women conceived and bore their youngest child after diagnosis, and another 10% conceived before but gave birth after diagnosis. Conclusions. Clinical and support services for people affected by the HIV epidemic should have a family focus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1074-1081 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American journal of public health |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health