Estimated Number of AIDS Orphans in the United States
1992; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 90; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1542/peds.90.3.482
ISSN1098-4275
AutoresM. Blake Caldwell, Patricia L. Fleming, Margaret J. Oxtoby,
Tópico(s)Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
ResumoTo the Editor.— The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in child-bearing women impacts our society in a number of ways. One of these is the legacy of uninfected children left without their mothers when these women succumb to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We have calculated a crude estimate of the current and future number of these AIDS orphans. As of December 31, 1991, 21 225 women (≥13 years of age) with AIDS were reported to the Centers for Disease Control from the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Trusts and Territories; 17 910 (84%) were of reproductive age (15 to 44 years) at the time they were diagnosed with AIDS.
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