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Health related quality of life of people receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southwest Ethiopia

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  • Addisu Desta
  • Tessema Tsehay Biru
  • Adane Teshome Kefale

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Background: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is a standard of HIV management to suppress viral load and delay progression to AIDS. However, questions have been raised about the use of antiretroviral therapy and how it affects quality of life (QoL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The study hence aimed to assess the QoL of PLWHA who were taking HAART at Mizan–Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH) and identify factors associated with QoL. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among PLWHA receiving HAART at MTUTH from March 04-April 1, 2018. Patients were recruited consecutively and interviewed with structured questionnaire. A data abstraction tool was used to extract data from patient medical records. Quality of life was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life HIV- BREF (WHOQOL-HIV-BREF) standard tool. Data was entered to Epi-Info version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 22 for windows. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was fitted to identify factors associated with QoL. A statistical significance was established at a p value

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  • Addisu Desta & Tessema Tsehay Biru & Adane Teshome Kefale, 2020. "Health related quality of life of people receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southwest Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0237013
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237013
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