Mental Health and Functional Competence in the Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of HIV and antiretrovirals (ART) on long-term mental health in perinatally infected children has not been well studied in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is most prevalent.

Setting

Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods

We investigated mental health measures, including depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, motivation, disruptive behavior, and functioning in perinatally infected adolescents (PHIV+) stable on ART within the Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort. Two hundred four adolescents living with HIV (median age 10 years; mean CD4 953) and a sample of 44 uninfected adolescents were enrolled. The Beck Youth Inventories, Children's Motivation Scale, Conner's Parent's Rating Scale, and Child Behavior Checklist were administe

SUBMITTER: Hoare J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6597184 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature