Quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Abasiubong, Festus; Ekott, John U.; Bassey, EA; Etukumana, EA; Edyang-Ekpa, Mfon

doi:10.3109/09638230903469210

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“…We did not find any significant gender difference in all the QOL domains unlike many reports which showed better QOL in males compared to females [18, 20]. However, our findings are similar to reports of Perez et al .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…The strength of our study is that the study population is larger than most published studies from Nigeria [20–22]. and we used the WHOQOL-BREF instrument which is disease-specific and has been shown to have cross-cultural validity [8, 9].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is a dearth of literature or publications on HRQOL in PLWHA from Nigeria despite the fact that Nigeria has the second highest number of PLWHA in the world [20–22]. Also, only few published studies from Nigeria [21].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…have used the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) instrument which is disease-specific and has a proven cross-cultural validity [8, 9]. In addition, the numbers of participants involved in these published studies were rather small [20–22]. This study evaluated the QOL of Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument and assessed the impact of demographic, laboratory and disease-related variables on QOL.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quality of life of Nigerians living with human immunodeficiency virus

Akinboro¹,

Akinyemi²,

Olaitan³

et al. 2014

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionFew reports from Nigeria have examined the quality of life (QOL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) despite the fact that Nigeria has the second largest number of PLWHA in the world. This study evaluated the QOL of Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire for HIV-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) instrument and assessed the impact of demographic, laboratory and disease-related variables on QOL.MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved 491 consecutive PLWHA aged ≥ 18 years attending the dedicated clinic to PLWHA in South-west Nigeria.ResultsThe lowest mean QOL scores were recorded in the environment and social domains. Participants aged ≥ 40 years had better QOL in the environment (p = 0.039) and spirituality (p = 0.033) domains and those in relationships had better QOL in the social relationship domain (p = 0.002). Subjects with no or primary education and those who rated their health status as good gave significantly higher ratings in all QOL domains. Participants with AIDS had significant lower QOL in the level of independence domain (p = 0.018) and those with CD4 count ≥ 350 cells /mm3 had better QOL scores in the physical, psychological and level of independence domains. Subjects without tuberculosis co-infection and those on antiretroviral therapy (ART) reported significantly better QOL in the physical, psychological, level of independence and spirituality domains.ConclusionMarital relationship, absence of tuberculosis, CD4 count ≥ 350 cells /mm3 and use of ART positively impacted QOL of our patients.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Quality of life of Nigerians living with human immunodeficiency virus

Akinboro¹,

Akinyemi²,

Olaitan³

et al. 2014

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Research also claim that the decrease in quality of life of these patients occurs mainly due to discrimination and unfavorable socioeconomic conditions in which they live. [52][53] In relation to perceived social support, family members were more involved in social support of people with HIV/ AIDS. 16,[36][37]39 In the context of HIV, the family emerges as a care unit, because they can contribute to the physical and mental balance of its members.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Efeito do suporte social na vida de adultos com HIV/AIDS Effect of social support in the lives of adults with HIV/AIDS

Galvão

2016

R. pesq. cuid. fundam. online

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Objetivo: Analisar o efeito do suporte social na vida de pacientes adultos com Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV)/Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida (aids). Método: A revisão integrativa da literatura foi realizada em seis bases de dados, entre os meses de agosto a outubro de 2014. Utilizaram-se os descritores aids e suporte social, nos idiomas português, inglês ou espanhol e o operador booleano and. Foram encontrados 1.561 artigos e selecionados 33. Resultados: Identificou-se que o suporte social tem efeito positivo sobre a saúde mental, aderência à terapia antirretroviral, estado de saúde, qualidade de vida e manutenção do sexo seguro. Conclusão: Considera-se que o estabelecimento de relações mais profundas entre o suporte social e outros aspectos da vida das pessoas com HIV/aids, possam ser utilizados para a promoção da saúde desses indivíduos, com o intuito de diminuir a morbidade e aumentar a sobrevida desses pacientes. Descritores: HIV, Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida, Apoio Social.

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