Quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients in a secondary health care facility, Ilorin, Nigeria
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2013
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Baylor University Medical Center; Texas, North America
Abstract
This study evaluated the quality of life (QoL) and associated factors for
160 HIV/AIDS patients in Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. The
patients were assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of
Life Questionnaire-Short Version. Frequency distribution, percentages,
and means were employed for the statistical analysis of the results. The
mean age of the HIV/AIDS patients was 38.0 years; 70% were females,
55% were literates, more than three quarters were married, and one
third were businessmen/women. The overall mean scores for healthrelated
QoL were 72 for the physical domain, 67 for the psychological
domain, 65 for the environment domain, and 47 for the social domain.
Significant differences were observed in all domains among patients
who had received 12 months of antiretroviral therapy compared with
those who had just begun therapy. Marital status, fewer pills, and
longer duration of therapy appeared to predict better QoL in this study.
The improved QoL in the physical, psychological, and environmental
domains is suggestive of the interventions offered to the patients by
the pharmacists in this setting.
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HIV/AIDS patients, secondary health care facility, Ilorin, Nigeria, Quality of life