Introduction: Adolescents are a unique and sometimes neglected group in the planning of
healthcare services. This is the case in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 

Abstract Globally, an estimated 3.4 million children are living with HIV, yet little is known
about the effects of HIV and antiretroviral treatment (ART) on the developing brain, and the 

Background Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in
sub-Saharan Africa is urgently needed. This systematic review synthesizes the extant 

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and meta-analyze the degree of cognitive impairment,
and the specific cognitive domains affected, in children and adolescents with perinatally 

Objective: Recent studies demonstrate that infection with the HIV-1 is associated with
accelerated aging effects in adults according to a highly accurate epigenetic biomarker of 

Purpose of Review HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are common in
patients with HIV disease, even during suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy 

Objective: The current study aims to evaluate the neurologic state of perinatally HIV-infected
children on combination antiretroviral therapy and to attain a better insight into the 

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enters the brain early after infecting humans and may
remain in the central nervous system despite successful antiretroviral treatment. Many 

Objective: The aim of this study was to apply the HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
(HAND) criteria for diagnosing HAND in HIV-infected adults, in a cohort of HIV-infected youth 

The successful implementation of prevention programs for mother-to-child human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission has dramatically reduced the prevalence of