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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Quality of life in people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
SpringerPlus, Volume 3, No. 1, Article 372, Year 2014
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HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of death in most of sub-Saharan countries. HIV/AIDS impact on the quality of life of persons living with HIV in Burkina Faso hasn't been well documented. The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life in persons living with HIV and its associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ouagadougou. 424 persons living with HIV were included in the study according to their status with regard to Highly Active Anti Retroviral Treatment: 115 were not yet under treatment, 21 started the treatment within the three months preceding the enrolment and 288 were under treatment for at least 12 months. The quality of life was assessed through the WHOQOL HIV-BREF. Statistical comparisons were made using Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson's khi2 or Fisher's exact test. Correlations were appreciated using Spearman's rho. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between the quality of life scores and sociodemographic or clinical variables. The mean global score of quality of life in all patients was 82.4. Better scores were recorded in the spiritual domain and worst scores in the environmental domain. Men had a higher global score than women (p < 0.001). Illiteracy was significantly associated with a lower quality of life (p = 0.001). Patients having support for medical treatment had a significantly better quality of life (p < 0.01). In multivariate analysis, being a man, having a support for medical care, getting older and self-perceived as healthy, were associated with a global score of quality of life higher than 77, that corresponds to the mid-range of the score in our data. These findings suggest the importance of the socio-psychological support and of a good environment in order to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV, especially in women, in younger and in those having no support for medical care. In the environmental domain, actions of HIV services providers should focus on better accessibility to social and health care, promotion of income-generating activities especially for women and youth living with HIV. © 2014 Bakiono et al.; licensee Springer.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bakiono, Fidèle
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Ouédraogo, Laurent Tinoaga
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Benin
Institut Régional de Santé Publique de Ouidah
Sanou, Mahamoudou J.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Samadoulougou, Sékou O.
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Guiguimdé, Wendpouiré Patrice Laurent
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Fati
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Robert, Annie R.
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/2193-1801-3-372
e-ISSN:
21931801
Research Areas
Disability
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Burkina Faso
Participants Gender
Male
Female