Pediatric AIDS: Health and Social Service Needs of Infants and Children

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information about children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), focusing on: (1) whether HIV affected children and adults differently; (2) health and social service needs of children with HIV; (3) selected communities' responses to children's service needs; and (4) certain federal programs available to address children's service needs.