Factors affecting quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS attending a community care center in Chennai, India

Anusuya, Ganesh Shanmugasundaram; Appavoo, N. C.; Mahalakshmy, T; Valan, AS; Parameaswari, P J; Udayshankar, P. M.; Stephen, T.

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-s2-p43

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“…This finding is consistent with several other studies of similar nature of various developing countries [15][16][17][18]. Almost one quarter of them were illiterate, which is similar to the findings of Anusuya et al [14].…”

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Assessment of quality of life and its associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS

Palwe¹,

Dargar²,

Tawri³

2018

HIV & AIDS Review

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Introduction: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has evolved from a mysterious illness to a global pandemic which has infected tens of millions of people. Assessing health-related quality of life (HQOL) is useful for documenting the patients' perceived burden of chronic disease, tracking changes in health over time, assessing the effects of treatment and quantifying the return on health care investment. The study aimed to assess the quality of life and its associated factors in patients with HIV/AIDS. Material and methods:It was a hospital-based observational study conducted at the anti-retroviral therapy centre of the civil hospital, Nashik District. A total of 100 participants with confirmed HIV/ AIDS were included. The WHOQOL-HIV BREF instrument was used to assess the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs). Multivariate logical regression was used to study the factors affecting the quality of life of PLHAs. Results:The mean scores of HQOL was highest in the domain of spirituality (15.99) followed by the physical domain (14.71), level of independence (14.45), social relationships (14.04), psychological domain (13.26), and environment (13.04), and the overall perception of quality of life and general health perception's scores were 13.28 and 12.84. Conclussions:These findings highlight the need for enhanced socio-psychosocial support and a better environment for improving the health-related quality of life among PLHAs.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The majority of the study participants were male, similar to the findings of report by Yadav et al [13] and Giri et al [12]. Most of them were from rural areas, which is similar to the study of Anusuya et al [14] in Chennai.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%