AEGiS-07IAC: School integration of HIV (+) children in the Basque country.

7th International AIDS Conference


Florence, Italy — June 16-21, 1991

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School integration of HIV (+) children in the Basque country.

Int Conf AIDS 1991 Jun 16-21; 7:441 (abstract no. W.D.4214)
Echeverria J, Aristegui J, Barez F, Gutierrez C, Urturi M, Delgado A, Zulaica D; Osakidetza

OBJECTIVE: 1. - Non traumatic school integration of HIV (+) children. 2. - Training of teachers dealing with HIV (+) children.

METHODS: Development of a Pediatric AIDS Committee. Periodical individual and joint meetings with all schools involved in the teaching of infected children. To assess the results after some time through interviewing teachers.

RESULTS: Since 1987 we have schooled 21 HIV (+) children aged 1 to 4, in public and private schools in levels ranging from kindergarten to 2nd year elementary. They have been in school for an average of 2.1 +/- 1 y. Thirty two teachers were interviewed with the following results: 100% found integration of HIV (+) children beneficial. They suggested that information about infection should be provided to the director and the involved teacher. Periodical meetings were very positively evaluated, and 90% of the teachers were free of fear and stress after a few days whereas the remaining 10% kept some fear all along the year.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1) Coordination of Pediatric AIDS Committee with schools is mandatory for adequate schooling of HIV (+) children. 2) Periodical meetings are considered very useful and supportive.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Schools, HIV Infections, Health Education, Teaching, Curriculum, HIV-1, HIV Seropositivity, Faculty, Interpersonal Relations, Child Day Care Centers, Child, Human, education, ICA7KWDaegis,hiv,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,schools,hivinfections,healtheducation,teaching,curriculum,hiv-1,hivseropositivity,faculty,interpersonalrelations,childdaycarecenters,child,human,education,ica7
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