memory complaints in people living with hiv in iran

Background: several studies have reported that many people living with hiv (plhiv) complain of memory impairments. objectives: this study aimed to investigate these complaints both subjectively and objectively. patients and methods: for this purpose, 50 plhiv and 50 of their companions as the control group were selected by the convenience sampling method in shiraz, iran, and completed ray's auditory-verbal learning test and the patient’s assessment of own functioning inventory (paofi). the data was analyzed by using t-test. results: our findings showed a significant difference between plhiv and the control group in terms of subjective memory complaints and objective memory functions. conclusions: the overall result of the study showed that plhiv reported more subjective memory complaints and poorer objective memory functions than the control group, regardless of the stage of the disease.