Disability and Quality of Life among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Olaleye, O.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adetoye, A. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hamzat, T. K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-09T10:38:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-09T10:38:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | Article on the level of disability and how it is related to quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, the largest city in Nigeria. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Improvements in medical and pharmacologic management of HIV/AIDS has led to increased life expectancy for the afflicted individuals. Hence, the focus of management for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has shifted to issues relating to function and Quality of Life (QoL). Information is scarce on disability issues and quality of life among people living with HIIV/AIDS in Nigeria. This was the premise of this study that assessed the level of disability and how it related to quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, the largest city in Nigeria. Methods: 360 PLWHA (274 females; 86 males)aged 37.79±9.37 years participated in this study. They were recruited from the anti-retroviral clinics of one secondary and one tertiary healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria. Disability and QoL were assessed using the 12-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and the WHOQOL_HIV Bref respectively. Data were analysed using Chi square and Kruskal Wallis test at p = 0.05. Results: Almost a quarter (23.6%) reported being currently ill, with HIV/AIDS-related symptoms accounting for the highest perceived illness (42.5%).Majority of these participants (71.1%) had mild to extreme disabilities. There were no significant associations (p > 0.05) between disability and each of age, sex and employment status. Disability was however, significantly associated with level of education, alcohol use, CD4 count, history of tuberculosis and QoL (p <0.01). Disability was relatively high among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, Nigeria. Although mostly rated mild, disability was associated with poor QoL. This underscores the need for early identification of disability in people living with HIV/AIDS to minimise its impact on their QoL. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Office of Global AIDS/US Department of State. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Olaleye, O.A., Adetoye, A.A. and Hamzat, T.K. (2017). Disability and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, Nigeria. Medical Journal of Zambia. 44, (3) | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5212 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Zambia, Medical Library | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Medical Journal of Zambia. 44, (3); | |
| dc.subject | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--Nigeria | en |
| dc.subject | Quality of Life--Nigeria | en |
| dc.title | Disability and Quality of Life among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Ibadan, Nigeria | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |