Author/Authors :
Khakshour، Ali نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran. Khakshour, Ali , Taghizadeh Moghadam، Habibolah نويسنده Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. , , Kiani، Mohammad Ali نويسنده Neonatal Research Center , Mashhad University of Medical Science (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran. Kiani, Mohammad Ali , Saeidi، Masumeh نويسنده Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Saeidi, Masumeh
Abstract :
Unfortunately, we do not know how many perinatally (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) HIV-infected pepole are living in contries today, while knowing these informations is necessary. United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reports that there are 3.4 million children under 15 years of age with HIV and 2 million adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age. Although the vast majority of children were perinatally infected, older children are combined with behaviourally infected adolescents and youth in global reporting, without disaggregation by sex. The aim of this study is to introduce the prevalence and prevention of HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) in children of worldwide.
