The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda.
To study the effect of HIV infection on quality of life (QOL) during pregnancy and puerperium, QOL was measured in a cohort study at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. Dartmouth COOP charts were administered to 132 HIV-positive and 399 HIV-negative women at 36 weeks of pregnancy and six...
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| author | Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, H Mayon-White, R Okong, P Carpenter, L Jenkinson, C |
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| description | To study the effect of HIV infection on quality of life (QOL) during pregnancy and puerperium, QOL was measured in a cohort study at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. Dartmouth COOP charts were administered to 132 HIV-positive and 399 HIV-negative women at 36 weeks of pregnancy and six weeks post-partum. Responses were coded from 0 = best health-status to 4 = worst health-status and scores of 3-4 defined as poor. Odds ratios (OR) (95% confidence intervals(CI)) for poor scores were calculated and independent predictors of poor QOL examined using logistic regression. In pregnancy, HIV-positive women were more likely to have poor scores in feelings: OR = 3.2(1.9-5.3), daily activities: OR = 2.8(1.4-5.5), pain: OR = 2.1(1.3-3.5), overall health: OR = 1.7(1.1-2.7) and QOL: OR = 7.2(3.6-14.7), all p= <or= (all="" 0.01.="" activities="" and="" change="" differences="" fitness,="" health,="" in="" not="" p="" physical="" significant="" social="" statistically="" support="" were="">0.2). HIV infection was independently associated with poor QOL: OR = 8.5(3.8-19). Findings in puerperium were similar to those in pregnancy except more HIV-positive women had poor scores in social activities: OR = 2.5(1.4-4.7) and change in health: OR = 5.4(2-14.5) and infant death also predicted poor QOL: OR = 6.7(2.4-18.5). The findings reflect HIV's adverse impact on maternal QOL and the need for interventions to alleviate this infection's social and emotional effects.</or=> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c46a3f38-e3cc-4028-80b3-afba53f0e2bc2022-03-27T06:23:09ZThe impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c46a3f38-e3cc-4028-80b3-afba53f0e2bcEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, HMayon-White, ROkong, PCarpenter, LJenkinson, CTo study the effect of HIV infection on quality of life (QOL) during pregnancy and puerperium, QOL was measured in a cohort study at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. Dartmouth COOP charts were administered to 132 HIV-positive and 399 HIV-negative women at 36 weeks of pregnancy and six weeks post-partum. Responses were coded from 0 = best health-status to 4 = worst health-status and scores of 3-4 defined as poor. Odds ratios (OR) (95% confidence intervals(CI)) for poor scores were calculated and independent predictors of poor QOL examined using logistic regression. In pregnancy, HIV-positive women were more likely to have poor scores in feelings: OR = 3.2(1.9-5.3), daily activities: OR = 2.8(1.4-5.5), pain: OR = 2.1(1.3-3.5), overall health: OR = 1.7(1.1-2.7) and QOL: OR = 7.2(3.6-14.7), all p= <or= (all="" 0.01.="" activities="" and="" change="" differences="" fitness,="" health,="" in="" not="" p="" physical="" significant="" social="" statistically="" support="" were="">0.2). HIV infection was independently associated with poor QOL: OR = 8.5(3.8-19). Findings in puerperium were similar to those in pregnancy except more HIV-positive women had poor scores in social activities: OR = 2.5(1.4-4.7) and change in health: OR = 5.4(2-14.5) and infant death also predicted poor QOL: OR = 6.7(2.4-18.5). The findings reflect HIV's adverse impact on maternal QOL and the need for interventions to alleviate this infection's social and emotional effects.</or=> |
| spellingShingle | Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, H Mayon-White, R Okong, P Carpenter, L Jenkinson, C The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
| title | The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
| title_full | The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
| title_fullStr | The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
| title_short | The impact of HIV on maternal quality of life in Uganda. |
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