Health-related quality of life and hypertension in people with HIV on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The presence of hypertension could reduce the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with HIV (PWH). Yet, literature describing the HRQoL of PWH who have hypertension in Uganda is scarce making the design of locally adapted interventions cumbersome. In our study, we compared HRQoL scores of people with HIV with and without hypertension on long term antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda.

Methods

We recruited 149 PWH with hypertension and 159 PWH without hypertension in the long-term ART cohort at an urban clinic in Kampala, Uganda. Data on socio-demographics were collected using an interviewer designed questionnaire while data on the World Health Organisation clinical stage viral load and CD4 count as well as ART duration were extracted from clinic ele

SUBMITTER: Batte C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309503 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature