letter to the editor: representative characteristics of the hiv/aids-infected young persons in romania in terms of their personal and professional values, needs and resources

The hiv/aids pandemic has tremendously spread at a global level with serious implications upon population. young population is mainly affected from the point of view of education, family, social and professional level, and the pandemic’s effects on the young individuals stir concern. romania reported 1094 cases of aids in children, representing half of the total number of paediatric aids in europe in 1990 (1). at pre-sent, under such global circumstances, the hiv/aids-affected young persons in romania display a series of special traits too, in terms of psychological, social, and professional development, especially worth considering when observing that the hiv/aids-affected young persons (19-29 years old) represent a majority as com-pared with the rest of the hiv-infected population (2). romania registers more frequent adult infections together with the spread of the infection among those population groups adopted risky sexual behaviours and among those who use injected drugs; the future prognosis of such groups is not a favourable one.