HIV and Youth Facilities and Educational Institutions (From AIDS Knowledge Base, P (1-10.5.1)-(4-10.5.1), 1990, P T Cohen, Merle A Sande, et al, eds. -- See NCJ-124753)

• NCJ Number: 124760
• Author(s): M Grossman
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 4 pages
• Sale Source: The Medical Publishing Group
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper provides guidelines for the management of children and youth with HIV infection in the context of child-care facilities and preschools, grade schools and high schools, colleges and universities, foster homes, and adolescent detention centers and group homes.

Abstract

Although specific guidelines vary according to the context and the age of the infected person, the guidelines generally emphasize that a child's or youth's degree of involvement in such public programs should depend upon the patient's risk of infection and the risk of infection for those with whom the patient will interact. In most cases, the guidelines favor normative involvement of the AIDS patient, given the limited means by which the infection is transmitted. Also, the risk to the patient's health is generally outweighed by the benefits to be received from public educational programs. The guidelines emphasize the importance of educating all parties about AIDS, including the means of its transmission and prevention. The importance of confidentiality is also emphasized in the guidelines. 5 references.