Behavioral and psychosocial factors of quality of life among adult people living with HIV on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, in public hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Despite the availability of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, the quality of life (QOL) of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV) has continued to be affected. However, previous studies focused on the magnitude and clinical determinants which lacks behavioral and psychosocial factors of QOL. Thus, this study aimed to identify behavioral and psychosocial determinants of QOL among Adult PLWHIV on HARRT, in Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, South West, Ethiopia, 2018. A cross-sectional study design was conducted in Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia from March 10 to April 10/2018. QOL of was measured using WHOQOL-HIV BREF instrument. A simple random sampling technique was employed to enroll study participants. A pretested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was u

SUBMITTER: Gesese AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022360 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature