Introduction 1.1 Chapter Briefing This chapter focuses on understanding HIV, specifically perinatal HIV infection and prevalence. Next, the focus is on the theoretical framework to understand the issues faced by perinatally infected HIV positive adolescents, identifying the research variable, the process of caregiving, and the need for intervention among HIV positive adolescents. 1.2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Human Immunodeficiency Virus...