The effect of second language acquisition on central auditory processing abilities and its interaction with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Second language learning is a multifaceted task that benefits across numerous neurocognitive domains including central auditory processing. Existing cross-sectional and longitudinal data show that performance on tests of central auditory processing [central auditory tests (CATs)] worsens with HIV infection. Second language learning may modify this relationship. To explore the relationship between second language learning, central auditory processing, and its interaction with HIV, we assessed the effect of learning English as a second language on CATs among children both living with and without HIV (CLWH/CLWOH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods

Three hundred and seventy-two native Kiswahili speaking children aged 3-10 years old (196 CLWOH, 176 CLWH) were enroll

SUBMITTER: Kambhampaty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12393694 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature