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Assessment of health-related quality of life of adult highly active anti-retroviral therapy recipients at the Kagera Regional Hospital Tanzania.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt / line-height: normal / " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt / font-family: &quot / Times New Roman&quot / ,&quot / serif&quot / ">Background: The care and treatment for people with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at the Kagera regional hospital began in February 2005. It is important to evaluate quality of life (QOL) of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) recipients periodical to assess HAART&rsquo / s effectiveness. This study aimed to assess the health-related QOL (HRQOL) of HAART recipients and determine factors associated with it, two years after the programme had started at the kagera regional hospital in Tanzania. Results: The HRQOL of HAART recipients was generally lower than that of the general population. However, the general health perceptions (p=0.191) and mental health (p=0.161) means score of HAART recipients were not different from those of the Tanzanian general population. About 89% of the HAART recipients reported better health than in the previous years. Chronic diseases were associated with lower HRQOL of HAART recipients independently of other factors. HAART recipients with chronic diseases co-morbidity were more likely to score below the general population&rsquo / s mean score for mental health (p=0.007). While the effect of chronic diseases on HRQOL among those who recorded CD4+ cell increase was negative (OR=13.6,95%CI=3.7 / 49.9), there was no effect on those who did not have such an increase. Adherence to ARVs and CD4+ cell count were not associated with HRQOL. &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / <span style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9209_1277246878

HIV/AIDS

People living with HIV/AIDS

Highly active anti-retroviral therapy

care and treatment

anti-retroviral therapy

Kagera regional hospital

Tanzania.

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Date	January 2009
Creators	Magafu, Mgaywa.
Source Sets	Univ. of Western Cape
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis and dissertation
Format	Pdf
Coverage	ZA
Rights	Copyright: University of the Western Cape

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Assessment of health-related quality of life of adult highly active anti-retroviral therapy recipients at the Kagera Regional Hospital Tanzania.

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