Quality of life of children who have had infectious diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal tracts and HIV infection

In the article the authors consider the problem of studying the quality of children’s life who have had infectious diseases of the respiratory (acute and recurrent) and gastrointestinal tracts (rotavirus infection and chronic hepatitis C), as well as HIV-infection. The relevance of such studies is due to the significant role of infectious pathology in the structure of childhood morbidity, especially acute infections of the upper respiratory tract of multiple and unspecified localization, as well as acute intestinal infections. The methodology of using specially designed questionnaires for children and their caregivers presented, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of various aspects of their quality of life.