The impact of HIV/Aids on children's educational outcome

A critical review of global literature

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19443347
AutoresYan Guo (0000-0001-8666-6169, a Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Prevention Research Center , Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit , MI , USA, autor de correspondencia), Xiaoming Li (0000-0002-5555-9034, a Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Prevention Research Center , Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit , MI , USA), Lorraine Sherr (0000-0002-5902-8011, b Research Department of Infection & Population Health, Royal Free and UC Medical School , London's Global University , London , UK)
Año2012
Volumen24
Número8
Páginas993-1012
Fecha de publicación2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2012.668170
PMID22519300
OpenAlexW2164301492
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas51
Referencias citadas26

The number of children losing one or both parents to HIV/AIDS has continued to rise in the past decade, with most of them being school-aged children. This study reviews global literature on the effects of HIV/AIDS (e.g., parental HIV-related illness or death) on children's schooling. Systematic review procedures generated 23 studies for examination. Existing studies show educational disadvantages among children affected by AIDS in various educational outcomes, including school enrollment and attendance, school behavior and performance, school completion, and educational attainment. A number of individual and contextual factors potentially moderate or mediate the effect of HIV/AIDS on children's education. These factors include gender of child, pattern of parental loss (maternal vs. paternal vs. dual), living arrangement (relationship with caregivers, gender of the household head), and household poverty. Current literature indicates limitations in number and scope of existing studies and in educational outcome measurements. There is a lack of studies with longitudinal design and data collection from multiple sources (e.g., students, teachers, caregivers), and a lack of studies on the relationship between psychosocial well-being of children affected by AIDS and their educational outcomes. Future studies need to employ more rigorous methodology and incorporate both individual and contextual factors for children affected by AIDS in various regions. More efforts are needed to design and implement culturally appropriate and context-specific approaches to improve the educational outcomes of children affected by AIDS

Attendance · Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Political science · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Child Nutrition and Water Access · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Gerontology