A year-long caregiver training program to improve neurocognition in preschool ugandan HIV-exposed children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-278

  Boivin, Michael J ^a   Bangirana, Paul ^b   Nakasujja, Noeline ^b   Page, Connie F ^a   Shohet, Cilly ^c   Givon, Deborah ^c   Bass, Judith K ^d   Opoka, Robert O ^b   Klein, Pnina S ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Child development; Cognition; HIV; Language; Nutrition; Training; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UGANDA;

ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; UGANDA;

EID: 84880082257     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318285fba9     Document Type: Article

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