CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS IN BRAZIL - ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT RISK OF BEING ORPHANED AND DISPLACED BY AIDS IN BRAZIL

This study has the main objective of estimating the number of children under 14 in Brazil whose mothers are (1) HIV positive, (2) living wit h AIDS and (3) dead due to AIDS. In September 1997 there were an estim ated 15,900 children whose mothers had died of AIDS; 57,600 children w hose mothers had AIDS; and 136,650 children whose mothers were HIV pos itive, Of the total 210,150 children, 17,600 were HN positive themselv es. The number of children whose mothers have died of AIDS is estimate d to increase to 27,000 by the year 2002, There is likely to be a mass displacement of children in Brazil. To increase the longevity of the person with AIDS and decrease the likelihood of children displacement and severe deterioration of the family, new programs are essential.