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2019
DOI: 10.1177/0956462419876484
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Factors influencing the quality of life in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Abstract: The study purpose was to determine the factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kazakhstan. A convenience sample of 531 adult PLHIV registered at the Almaty City AIDS Center was used for this cross-sectional study. HRQoL data were collected with the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life HIV brief questionnaire, depression – with Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and clinical data were retrieved from medical records. Multivariate logistic and Tob… Show more

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“…Overall, the scores for total HRQoL in our study are generally consistent with data obtained by other researchers from Iran, 41 Brazil, 42 and China. 12 , 14 The HRQoL scores for PLWHA in Jordan are to some extent lower than other countries such as Finland, 43 Kazakhstan, 44 and Ghana, 45 but higher compared to Nigeria 46 and Lebanon. 22 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Overall, the scores for total HRQoL in our study are generally consistent with data obtained by other researchers from Iran, 41 Brazil, 42 and China. 12 , 14 The HRQoL scores for PLWHA in Jordan are to some extent lower than other countries such as Finland, 43 Kazakhstan, 44 and Ghana, 45 but higher compared to Nigeria 46 and Lebanon. 22 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Se halló que la carga viral detectable, la mala adherencia al tratamiento, el tabaquismo y el tiempo de evolución de la enfermedad se relacionaron con bajos niveles de CVRS, lo cual es corroborado por la literatura consultada (7,(13)(14)(15)(16)(17); sin embargo, no se halló asociación entre los niveles de CD4 y la CVRS, similarmente a lo encontrado en otros estudios (18).…”
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“…El impacto de este punto sobre el tratamiento sobre la CVRS pudo ser evaluado, identicando que la buena adherencia incide en una mejor percepción de los aspectos de Salud general, Vitalidad, Función social, Rol emocional, Evolución de la salud y Salud mental. En ello se coincide con la literatura consultada, en la cual se relaciona la adherencia al tratamiento con la supresión viral, menor riesgo de complicaciones y mejor respuesta inmune (7,(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”
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