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Masters Thesis | Health and Medical Sciences | India | Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024 | Rating: 5.4 / 10
Assessment of the Quality of Life of Art Defaulters among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) Visiting Selected Art Centers
Nishalin Mawlot, Priyadarsini John, Elamkunnapuzha Susan Johnson
Abstract: HIV cannot be cured but it can reduce the viral load by taking a drug called antiretroviral therapy for lifelong. Adherence to ART will expand the life of people. The main objective of this study is to assess the factors affecting quality of life of people living with HIV/AID among ART defaulters. A descriptive study of 50 subjects and a purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. All HIV positive adults above 18 years? old who fulfilled the criteria were included in the study after the informed consent. An individual rated defaulter by an expert after 3 consecutive months of missed ART were included in the study. WHO_QOL_BERF_HIV tools were administered to the patients for 15-20 minutes. The overall total quality of life ART defaulters was moderately good. The overall quality of life of CD4 count is highly significant with CD4 >200, mean and standard deviation (n=19) (3.5?1.0) as compared to CD4 ?200 (n=18) with mean and standard deviation (2.3?1.1) with t value (3.3) and p value (0.001). The quality of life of general health perception is moderately significant with the CD4 count >200 (n=19) mean and standard deviation (3.2?0.8) with t value (1.8) and p value (0.07) as compared to CD4 count ?200 (n=18) mean and standard deviation (2.5?1.4). Out of 50 subjects, the quality of life of physical domain is highly significant with the CD4 count >200 (n=19) with mean and standard deviation (13?2.6) with t value (2.6) and p value (0.012).
Keywords: HIV, antiretroviral therapy, quality of life, ART defaulters, CD4 count
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024
Pages: 1009 - 1013