An assessment of Wisc-Iiiuk on children with HIV infection

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ID4228628
AuthorsAnu Nikitha James (Bangalore University), Miriam Ittyerah (Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences, India)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue10
Pages2386-2397
Publication date2016-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315577118
PMID25858264
OpenAlexW2334146024
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition UK test was administered to groups of children between the ages of 6 and 12 years with vertically transmitted HIV infection ( n = 70) and a control group who were not infected by the virus ( n = 70). The study was conducted in India. The two groups were matched for general verbal abilities, age and gender. The children were assessed for Verbal IQ, Performance IQ and Full-Scale IQ. The Verbal Comprehension Index, Perceptual Organization Index and Freedom from Distractibility Index were also obtained. A three-factor analysis of variance disclosed that school-age children with vertically transmitted HIV infection notched below in the areas of Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, Full-Scale IQ, Verbal Comprehension Index, Perceptual Organization Index and Freedom from Distractibility Index when collated with normal uninfected cohorts. Findings are discussed in the light of both theoretical and clinical implications

Cognition · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Index (typography · Intelligence quotient · Nonverbal communication · Perception · Psychiatry · Test (biology · Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale · Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children · Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Pediatrics

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