Quality of Life Among HIV Positive Individuals in Kathmandu Valley and Eastern Region of Nepal
| Autor: | RK Shrestha, S Agrawal, Hitesh Agrawal, R Mourya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Status Population Stigma (botany) HIV Infections Disease Environment Nepal Quality of life Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations education Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Case-control study General Medicine medicine.disease Mental Health Case-Control Studies Well-being Quality of Life Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Kathmandu University Medical Journal. 10:3-7 |
| ISSN: | 1812-2078 1812-2027 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/kumj.v10i4.10985 |
| Popis: | Background The alarming increase of HIV/AIDS, inability to afford highly active anti-retroviral therapy, disability and stigma associated with the disease, loss of productivity due to illness, and chronic nature of the disease has made HIV/AIDS one of the most important public health problems in developing countries. The Quality of life assessment is focused on humanistic element and intervention resulting from this result may lead to better overall patient well being. Objective The aim of our study was to assess and compare the quality of life among HIV positive individuals in Kathmandu Valley & Eastern region. Methods The study was conducted among 228 HIV positive individuals from Eastern Nepal and 213 from Kathmandu valley and they were compared with an equal number of age-sex matched controls from the community. The instrument used was the WHO QOL-BREF Nepali questionnaire. Results The HIV positive individuals had significantly lower (P |
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