| Autor: |
Osei-Yeboah, James, Owiredu, William K. B. A., Norgbe, Gameli Kwame, Lokpo, Sylvester Yao, Obirikorang, Christian, Alote Allotey, Emmanuel, Gameli Deku, John, Akomanin Asiamah, Emmanuel, Manaphraim, Nana Yaw Barimah, Senyo Kwasi Nyamadi, Prince, Yiadom Boakye, Edward, Ntoni, Tibemponi, Avorkliyah, Roseline, Asumbasiya Aduko, Romeo, Tetteh Quarshie, Seyram, Jenkins Gbemu, Maxwell |
| Zdroj: |
AIDS Research & Treatment; 10/24/2017, p1-7, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Quality of life (QoL) is an important component in the evaluation of the wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). This study was aimed at evaluating the QoL of PLHIV attending the antiretroviral clinics in the Ho municipality. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2017 to April 2017 involving 158 purposively selected HIV-positive patients who were attending the antiretroviral clinics both in the Volta Regional Hospital and Ho Municipal Hospital. An Interviewer administered standard questionnaire (WHOQOL-HIV Bref) was used to collect information on sociodemography, medical history, and the quality of life (QoL) of the respondents. Among these 158 HIV-positive respondents, 126 (79.75) and 14 (8.86) presented with excellent and good overall QoL, respectively, whilst 18 (11.39) had their life negatively affected by HIV/AIDS. Religious/personal beliefs (19.62%) were the most affected QoL component, followed by the physical (15.82%) and level of independence (15.19%) domains. Patients’ occupation, perception of health, sexual activity, and state of the disease were associated with poor overall QoL. In general, being an HIV-infected man, symptomatic patient, not being sexually active, or being ART naïve was also associated with poorer QoL in several HIV/AIDS QoL domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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