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ArticleTropical medicine & international health : TM & IH2018

Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe.

Ruramayi Rukuni, Grace McHugh, Edith Majonga, Katharina Kranzer, Hilda Mujuru, Shungu Munyati, Kusum Nathoo, Celia L Gregson, Hannah Kuper, Rashida A Ferrand

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Article in Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ruramayi RukuniBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Grace McHughBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Edith MajongaBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Katharina KranzerClinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Hilda MujuruDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Shungu MunyatiBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Kusum NathooDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Celia L GregsonThe Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Hannah KuperInternational Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Rashida A FerrandBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBBiomedical Research and Training Institute · ZWUniversity of Zimbabwe · ZWUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Versus Arthritis 20000Wellcome Trust 095878/Z/11Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIncreasing numbers of children with HIV are surviving to adolescence and encountering multiple clinical and social consequences of long-standing HIV infection. We aimed to investigate the association between HIV and disability, social functioning and school inclusion among 6- to 16-year-olds in Zimbabwe.

methodsHIV-infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy from a public-sector HIV clinic and HIV-uninfected children attending primary care clinics in the same catchment area were recruited. Standardised questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic, social functioning and disability data. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between HIV status and disability and functioning.

resultsWe recruited 202 HIV-infected and 285 HIV-uninfected children. There was no difference in age and gender between the two groups, but a higher proportion of HIV-infected children were orphaned. The prevalence of any disability was higher in HIV-infected than uninfected children (37.6% vs. 18.5%, P < 0.001). HIV-infected children were more likely to report anxiety (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.4; 95% CI 2.4, 8.1), low mood (aOR 4.2; 2.1, 8.4) and difficulty forming friendships (aOR 14.8; 1.9, 116.6) than uninfected children. Children with HIV also reported more missed school days, repeating a school year and social exclusion in class. These associations remained apparent when comparing children with HIV and disability to those with HIV but no disabilities.

conclusionsChildren with HIV commonly experience disabilities, and this is associated with social and educational exclusion. Rehabilitation and support services are needed to facilitate educational attainment and social participation in this group.

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Psychological DistanceAdolescentAnti-Retroviral AgentsAttitude to HealthChildChild BehaviorChild DevelopmentChildren with DisabilitiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleQuality of LifeSocial BehaviorZimbabweAnti-Retroviral AgentsadolescentsAfricaAfriquechildrendisabilityenfantsfonctionnement socialHIVinvaliditésocial functioningVIH

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PMCPMC5814868
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