A strange illness: issues and research by children affected by HIV/AIDS in central China

Impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China on children

By: West A & Hui Z
Produced by: Save the Children Fund (SCF) , 2005

Caused by unsafe practices in the sale of blood, HIV/AIDS has affected a large number of children in central China. This child-led research explores the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in China which is leaving many children orphaned and infected by looking at how the affected children view their situation and at what their hopes are for the future.