Essential Tips When Caring For An HIV-Positive Child

A lot of progress has been made in HIV care and many people with the condition live long, healthy lives. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t need a detailed plan for taking care of an HIV-positive child. You need to cover a few areas to ensure your child lives well.  How HIV Affects Black Children According to the National Library of Medicine, Black Americans comprise almost 50 percent of all Americans living with HIV though they’re only 12 percent of the population. While the rate of infection is decreasing for every other ethnicity, Black people appear to be contracting HIV at an increasing rate. With that in mind, it’s not surprising then to see that 65 percent of newborns and 66 percent of children under the age of 13 who were newly diagnosed with the disease were Black Americans.  Additionally, the highest HIV infection rate in the country is among Black males between the ages of 13 and 24. As this rate increases every year, health experts predict that 1 in 20 Black men could have the disease in the next few years if something doesn’t change.  To make matters worse, Black Americans who are HIV-positive may not receive the...