The quality of life among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with and those not living with HIV in Abuja Nigeria.
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| Title: | The quality of life among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with and those not living with HIV in Abuja Nigeria. |
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| Authors: | Ramadhani, Habib O., Kayode, Blessing O., Ndembi, Nicaise, Crowell, Trevor A., Nowak, Rebecca G., Dimlong, Olivia, Katu, Christiana, Adebiyi, Ruxton, Baral, Stefan D., Charurat, Man E. |
| Source: | AIDS Care. Oct2023, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p1534-1541. 8p. 5 Charts. |
| Subjects: | HIV-positive persons, Cross-sectional method, Health status indicators, Mental health, Antiretroviral agents, Environmental health, T-test (Statistics), Comparative studies, Quality of life, Questionnaires, Interpersonal relations, Descriptive statistics, Research funding, Men who have sex with men, Secondary analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Nigeria |
| Abstract: | Our objective was to assess factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with or those not living with HIV in Nigeria. A cross-sectional subset of adult MSM in the ongoing TRUST/RV368 HIV prevention and treatment study were recruited and completed the World Health Organization quality of life in HIV infection (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. The tool comprises physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environmental health domains from which scores were extracted. T-tests were used to compare mean HRQoL scores between participants living with or those not living with HIV and among persons living with HIV who had been on antiretroviral therapy for ≥1 year or <1 year. Of 322 study participants, 186 (57.8%) were living with HIV. The mean scores were significantly lower for participants living with HIV as compared to those not living with HIV in physical health, psychological health and social relationship domains. Among persons living with HIV and taking ART, scores were significantly lower for those whose duration was <1 year as compared to ≥1 year regarding physical health and psychological health. Strategies to improve HIV prevention and early detection and linkage to HIV care may improve HRQoL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Our objective was to assess factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with or those not living with HIV in Nigeria. A cross-sectional subset of adult MSM in the ongoing TRUST/RV368 HIV prevention and treatment study were recruited and completed the World Health Organization quality of life in HIV infection (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. The tool comprises physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environmental health domains from which scores were extracted. T-tests were used to compare mean HRQoL scores between participants living with or those not living with HIV and among persons living with HIV who had been on antiretroviral therapy for ≥1 year or <1 year. Of 322 study participants, 186 (57.8%) were living with HIV. The mean scores were significantly lower for participants living with HIV as compared to those not living with HIV in physical health, psychological health and social relationship domains. Among persons living with HIV and taking ART, scores were significantly lower for those whose duration was <1 year as compared to ≥1 year regarding physical health and psychological health. Strategies to improve HIV prevention and early detection and linkage to HIV care may improve HRQoL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09540121 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540121.2022.2160863 |
