A Feasibility Study on the Efficacy of Functional Near-Infrared Spectrometry (fNIRS) to Measure Prefrontal Activation in Paediatric HIV

Table 1

Demographics characteristics (N = 18).

Sample characteristics	HIV group		Control group		Full sample
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	5	27.8	3	16.7	8	44
Female	5	27.8	5	27.8	10	56
Age range (years)
10 −12	2	11.1	0	0	2	11
12–14	2	11.1	2	11.1	4	22
14–16	6	33.3	5	27.8	11	61
16–18	0	0	1	5.6	1	6
Ethnicity
IsiXhosa	9	50	8	44	17	94
Other languages	1	5.6	0	0	1	6
School
Primary	2	11.1	4	22.2	4	22
Secondary	8	44	4	22.2	14	78