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A number of studies have found that chronically ill children are at increased risk of psychosocial problems. Huurre & Aro (2002) says that these children have been reported to have lower self- esteem, poor body-image and more problems in psychological well-being, behavior and social adjustment than those without chronic conditions. Powell-Cope and Brown (1992) have labeled HIV/AIDS as the most controversial disease in modern history. Correspondingly, Lyell (1995) warns that HIV/AIDS is fast becoming a major epidemic and psychological emergency. HIV- infection results in a spectrum of disease, ranging from the absence of symptoms, to mild nonspecific symptoms to severe infections, cancers, and neurological conditions. This is described as latency period. This latency period is, on average, ten to twelve years. AIDS is the final stage of infection with the retrovirus. HIV gradually impairs the immune system which is crucial for the suppression of infections, viruses and bacteria. As the immune system weakens, HIV infected people become infected with opportunistic infections. HIV/AIDS is a chronic disease and without proper treatment the infected persons will eventually die. Yet an outright cure remains elusive, leaving people with the challenges of living with a chronic medical condition.