The performance of children prenatally exposed to HIV on the A-not-B task in Kilifi, Kenya: A preliminary study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4132-4142

  Abubakar, Amina ^a,b,c   Holding, Penny ^a,d   Van Baar, Anneloes ^c   Newton, Charles R J C ^a,e   Van de Vijver, Fons J R ^b   Espy, Kimberly Andrews ^f  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d International Centre for Behavioral Studies   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

A not B task; Children; Executive functions; HIV; Kenya

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

A NOT B TASK; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COAST PROVINCE; KENYA; KILIFI;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84883733820     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10094132     Document Type: Article

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