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Title: | Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS and on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia |
Author: | Kebede Abera |
Year: | 2010 |
Periodical: | African Journal of AIDS Research (ISSN 1608-5906) |
Volume: | 9 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 31-40 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ethiopia |
Subjects: | AIDS patients health |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/16085906.2010.484560 |
Abstract: | The Amharic version of the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used to measure the quality of life (QOL) of patients living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at selected governmental hospitals in central and southern Ethiopia. The study reveals that QOL of PLHIV on HAART has an association with sociodemographic and psychosocial factors as well as clinical parameters. Hence, understanding such an association can be used in alerting clinicians to the factors that should be assessed and modified early in the course of an HIV/AIDS patient's treatment plan. Moreover, the QOL of patients could be increased over time through educational and counselling programmes for PLHIV and their family members, by enhancing support by family members as well as creating employment opportunities for PLHIV. It is also desirable to carefully consider clinical factors when developing interventions to improve the health-related quality of life of PLHIV on HAART. The findings also suggest that the Amharic version of the SF-36 is a valid and reliable health survey instrument for use in Ethiopia to assess the quality of life of PLHIV on HAART. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |