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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Health Care. 2008 Apr 8;23(3):158–164. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.02.005

Table 2.

School-Related Characteristics for 43 HIV Infected Youth

School-related Characteristics n (%)
Currently in school (yes) 42 (98)
Ever held back in school (yes) 15 (35)
Ever suspended from school (yes) 10 (23)
Type of class child currently attends
 Regular education 29 (67)
 Special education 9 (21)
 Resource room or transitional class 5 (12)
Ever attended special education class (yes) 21 (49)
Reason for special education placement (n=21)
 Reading problems 12 (57)
 Math problems 8 (38)
 Attention problems 7 (33)
 Discipline problems 7 (33)