Visual motor integration delay in preschool children infected with HIV.
Introduction: It is estimated that more than 200 000 children under the age of 14 years are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa. These children - including those on antiretroviral therapy - may present with neurocognitive delay and may find it difficult to participate in e...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 24 - 31 |
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Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa
Dec2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=140752607&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 140752607 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00382337 25J6 jtl: South African Journal of Occupational Therapy issn: 00382337 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2019 vid: 49 iid: 3 pid: 30274 pub: Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa artinfo: ui: 140752607 140752607 140752607 10.17159/2310-3833/2019/vol49no3a5 140752607 ppf: 24 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Visual motor integration delay in preschool children infected with HIV. aug: au: Odejayi, Ramona Franzsen, Denise De Witt, Patricia affil: Postgraduate student, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand sug: subj: HIV-Positive Persons In Infancy and Childhood Visual Perception Psychomotor Performance Motor Skills Disorders Academic Achievement HIV Infections Transmission Disease Transmission, Vertical In Infancy and Childhood Human Child, Preschool Correlational Studies Cross Sectional Studies Quantitative Studies Descriptive Research Child Outpatient Service South Africa Clinical Assessment Tools Comparative Studies CD4 Lymphocyte Count Time Factors Mothers Socioeconomic Factors HIV Infections Complications Questionnaires Record Review Chi Square Test Male Female Anti-Retroviral Agents Therapeutic Use Treatment Duration Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Introduction: It is estimated that more than 200 000 children under the age of 14 years are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa. These children - including those on antiretroviral therapy - may present with neurocognitive delay and may find it difficult to participate in educational activities. This study aimed to determine the extent of the delay of visual motor integration (VMI) which correlates significantly with academic achievement in pre-school children with vertically transmitted HIV. Method: This was a descriptive quantitative study in which 71 children infected with HIV aged between 5 - 6 years, attending a HIV clinic in South Africa, were assessed using the Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (DTVMI). The results were compared to the normative DTVMI scores, and correlated with health factors related to HIV such as CD4 count and socioeconomic factors such as attendance at crèche or preschool. Results: Results confirm that a delay exists in VMI and visual perception (VP) in the at risk category. Mean scores on the motor coordination (MC) fell in the average range. Visual perception was the most affected in this sample with an average delay of between 11 and 17 months found. Visual perception also showed a moderate positive correlation with CD4 count, while VMI had a moderate relationship to attendance at crèche or preschool and mother's level of education. Conclusion: This study confirms children with HIV are at risk for neurodevelopmental delay related to visual motor integration and visual perception, particularly in children with a low CD4 count. These aspects need to be assessed as part of routine neurodevelopmental monitoring. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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