Psychosocial factors account for a proportion of the difference in cognitive performance between persons with and without HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether psychosocial factors account for a proportion of the difference in cognitive performance between persons with and without HIV.

Design

Cross-sectional study of 273 participants (178 persons with HIV) from a low income area of Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods

Participants completed comprehensive cognitive testing (7 domains) and 12 psychosocial measures (5 current: income, occupation, assets, accommodation, depressive symptoms, 7 from childhood: assets, quality of education, exposure to childhood trauma and violence, primary caregiver occupation and highest level of education), as well as demographic measures standard in cognition studies (age, sex, years of education). We investigated the HIV association with global cognitive performanc

SUBMITTER: Dreyer AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11872261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature