Assessing neurocognitive functioning among adults ageing with and without HIV at the Kenyan Coast: measurement issues and correlates
We demonstrated the feasibility of OCSPlus administration by trained lay persons, its acceptability, and preliminary reliability and validity among low-literacy older adults on the Kenyan coast. Mean cognitive scores were mixed across the two groups. Cognitive performance was associated with several biopsychosocial factors spanning behavioural/lifestyle, sociodemographic, psychosocial, medical and treatment factors. Further validation studies and epidemiological research are needed to understand better the utility of OCSPlus and the cognitive function of these adults.
Authors
- Carophine Nasambu
- Charles R. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-5507)
- Patrick N. Mwangala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9046-1465)
- Gaia Scerif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-8875)
- Ryan G. Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-3676)
- Amina Abubakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-7904)
- Mihaela Duta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-571X)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Pwani University (KE)
- Oxford Research Group (GB)
- Warneford Hospital (GB)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Science Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1702869
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00