Children with HIV: A scoping review of auditory processing skills.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Auditory processing disorders can negatively affect academic performance in children. They can result from a number of aetiologies, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although studies in paediatrics are limited, research suggests that HIV-infected children display poorer auditory processing skills than uninfected children.

Methods

The aims of this study were to scan the peer-reviewed literature on auditory processing skills in HIV-infected children, to describe how auditory processing was tested, how auditory processing skills were reported, and to identify gaps in current evidence. This systematic scoping review was conducted using a modified version of Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Key words comprised 'HIV', 'auditory processing', 'hearing' a

SUBMITTER: Dawood G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742466 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature