Neuropsychological performance in African children with HIV enrolled in a multisite antiretroviral clinical trial

MJ Boivin, L Barlow-Mosha, MC Chernoff, B Laughton… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective and design: Children with HIV infection (HIV+) are at neuropsychological risk, but
few studies have evaluated this at multiple sites in low-income and middle-income countries …

Nutrition, growth, and other factors associated with early cognitive and motor development in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a scoping review

B French, LA Outhwaite… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Food insecurity, poverty and exposure to infectious disease are well‐
established drivers of malnutrition in children in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Early development of …

Biochemical assessment of the nutritional status of infants, children and adolescents in South Africa (1997–2022): a systematic review

L Malan, L Zandberg, MV Visser, M Wicks… - Public Health …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the published peer-reviewed articles on the
biochemical assessment of nutritional status of South African infants, children and …

Results from the healthy active kids South Africa 2018 report card

CE Draper, SA Tomaz, SH Bassett… - South African Journal …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background. Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Cards were produced in
2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016. Objective. The 2018 Report Card aims to report on the latest …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes in HIV-infected and uninfected African children

P Debeaudrap, F Bodeau-Livinec, E Pasquier… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: HIV infection is associated with cognitive impairments, but outcomes are poorly
explored in children starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) early or in those exposed but …

Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa

AS Sanou, AH Diallo, P Holding, V Nankabirwa… - Child and adolescent …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health
problem. We studied the association between stunting and child's neuro-psychological …

Screening for developmental disabilities in HIV positive and HIV negative children in South Africa: Results from the Asenze Study

J Knox, SM Arpadi, S Kauchali, M Craib, JD Kvalsvig… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background While neurodevelopmental abnormalities are common in children with HIV
infection, their detection can be challenging in settings with limited availability of health …

Structural equation modeling of the effects of family, preschool, and stunting on the cognitive development of school children

OR Ajayi, GB Matthews, M Taylor, JD Kvalsvig… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A recent study based on a sample of 1,580 children from five adjacent geographical
locations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was carried out to examine the association of …

Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child's cognitive performance at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study

AS Sanou, AH Diallo, P Holding, V Nankabirwa… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Background In Burkina Faso, it is not uncommon for mothers to drink alcohol, even during
pregnancy. We aimed to study the association between maternal alcohol consumption …

Cognitive and language development at age 4–6 years in children HIV‐exposed but uninfected compared to those HIV‐Unexposed and to children living with HIV

RS Gruver, S Mall, JD Kvalsvig, JR Knox… - New directions for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Perinatal HIV infection is associated with delayed neurocognitive development, but less is
known about children perinatally HIV‐exposed but uninfected (CHEU). We compared …