Lower academic performance among children with perinatal HIV exposure in Botswana

CONCLUSIONS: In this Botswana-based cohort, primary school academic performance was lower among children HEU compared to children HUU. Biological and socio-demographic factors, including child sex, appear to contribute to this difference. Further research is needed to identify modifiable contributors, develop screening tools to identify the risk of poor academic performance and design interventions to mitigate risk.PMID:37909233 | DOI:10.1002/jia2.26165

Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - November 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kathleen M Powis Lesedi Lebanna Sara Schenkel Gosego Masasa Samuel W Kgole Martha Ngwaca Coulson Kgathi Paige L Williams Amy L Slogrove Roger L Shapiro Shahin Lockman Mompati O Mmalane Joseph M Makhema Jennifer Jao Adam R Cassidy Source Type: research