Schooling for children living with human immunodeficiency virus in a community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Perceptions of educators and healthcare workers.
Background: Children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are faced with challenges, such as social and contextual barriers in society, resulting from their disabilities. Schooling and education, which are crucial for children's future livelihoods, are areas in which children living with H...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Physiotherapy Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8 |
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2020
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