International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 5-13
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Performamnce on the Neuropyschological Test Battery
Jordan Nyirenda, Dr Sidney O. C. Mwaba, Prof. Anitha J Menon Prof. Knut Hestad

Abstract:
This study sought to assess the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and performance on the neuropsychological test battery. With regards NPS test, subjects who reported ? 95% adherence performed better than those who reported less than 95% adherence. There was no relationship between performance on the NPS domains and gender with regards adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and also results indicated that adherence to antiretroviral therapy did not predict performance on the NPS domains with respect to education. There were no differences in NPS test performance between Adherents and Non-Adherents in terms of age. However, the study found that there were there was significant difference in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in terms with respect to levels of education. The GDS impairment found that more females were more impaired than the males. The present study also found that education and gender had no effect on performance on the NPS domain with respect to adherence or non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy.