Children's services need to recognise the special circumstances of children affected by HIV, according to a report based on interviews with children in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The three-year study by Children in Scotland and the University of Edinburgh said that children whose parents were HIV positive found it difficult to handle the fact that they had an incurable illness. Those given the information from a young age accepted it more easily. The report and a factsheet are available from Moira Cameron at Children in Scotland on 0131 222 2410.
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