Open AccessRelationship between HIV stage and psychomotor speed neurocognitive score at a Kenyan sub-county hospital
Author(s) -
Rachael Njambi Kinuthia,
Joseph Thigiti,
Benson N. Gakinya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1061
Subject(s) - psychomotor learning , neurocognitive , medicine , dementia , mann–whitney u test , pediatrics , disease , cognition , psychiatry
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is associated with cognitive impairment which affects psychomotor speed. Psychomotor slowing is a predictor of dementia and death in people living with HIV and AIDS. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between HIV disease stage and psychomotor speed neurocognitive score which will add to the body of knowledge required to manage patients with HIV and AIDS.