Neurology Research International

Research Article

Prevalence and Correlates of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) in Northwestern Nigeria

Table 5

Characteristics of HIV-positive individuals based on adherence to HAART.


Characteristics	HAART adherence status		value
Characteristics	Adherent ()	Nonadherent ()	value

Karnofsky performance score	95.00 (6.82)	83.00 (13.38)	0.001
CPE rank score	2.10 (0.46)	1.80 (0.59)	0.105
CD4 cells/mL	436.30 (262.42)	159.30 (106.95)	0.003
Nadir CD4 cells/mL	152.63 (108.44)	101.20 (104.47)	0.198
Viral load (log₁₀ copies/mL)	2.6 (1.6)	5.3 (5.4)	0.001
Haemoglobin	11.15 (1.03)	8.82 (1.86)	<0.0001
Cognitive symptoms (PAOFI)	1.00 (1.46)	1.00 (1.49)	1.00
Activities of daily living (IADL)	0.63 (2.22)	1.50 (1.35)	0.147
Memory (recall) test score	7.20 (1.87)	6.40 (1.79)	0.256
Memory (recognition) test score	22.50 (1.58)	20.97 (22.66)	0.027

Data are mean (SD). CPE, CNS Penetration Effectiveness; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; PAOFI, Personal Assessment of Own Functioning Inventory.