Table 3 Quality of life domains scores by clinical characteristics of persons living with HIV in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (n = 424*)
From: Quality of life in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Clinical characteristics | Domain of quality of life | Global score of quality of life (Mean ± SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical domain (Mean ± SD) | Psychological domain (Mean ± SD) | Level of independence (Mean ± SD) | Social relationships (Mean ± SD) | Environmental domain (Mean ± SD) | Spiritual domain (Mean ± SD) | ||
Serology status | p = 0.003 | p = 0.52 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.32 | p = 0.40 | p = 0.15 | p = 0.02 |
Asymptomatic (n = 325) | 15.1 ± 2.5 | 13.7 ± 2.5 | 13.5 ± 2.4 | 13.5 ± 2.8 | 10.9 ± 2.2 | 16.4 ± 2.5 | 83.4 ± 10.3 |
Symptomatic (n = 77) | 14.0 ± 2.7 | 13.3 ± 3.1 | 12.4 ± 2.7 | 13.0 ± 2.8 | 10.6 ± 2.2 | 16.2 ± 2.4 | 79.7 ± 11.5 |
AIDS (n = 14) | 14.2 ± 3.1 | 13.0 ± 2.8 | 14.2 ± 2.8 | 13.5 ± 3.4 | 10.7 ± 2.1 | 14.7 ± 3.4 | 80.5 ± 12.1 |
Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment status | p = 0.002 | P < 0.001 | p = 0.92 | p = 0.44 | p = 0.87 | p = 0.78 | p = 0.08 |
No treatment (n = 110) | 14.2 ± 2.7 | 12.8 ± 2.6 | 13.2 ± 2.4 | 13.6 ± 2.4 | 10.9 ± 2.1 | 16.3 ± 2.3 | 82.8 ± 11.1 |
Under treatment (n = 312) | 15.1 ± 2.6 | 13.9 ± 2.6 | 13.3 ± 2.5 | 13.3 ± 3.0 | 10.8 ± 2.2 | 16.2 ± 2.7 | 81.1 ± 9.7 |
Perceived health state | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.005 | p < 0.001 |
Good health state (n = 270) | 15.5 ± 2.4 | 14.1 ± 2.4 | 13.8 ± 2.2 | 13.8 ± 2.8 | 11.1 ± 2.2 | 16.6 ± 2.4 | 85.2 ± 9.7 |
Median health state (n = 131) | 13.8 ± 2.7 | 12.9 ± 2.7 | 12.8 ± 2.5 | 12.8 ± 2.7 | 10.4 ± 1.9 | 15.8 ± 2.8 | 78.8 ± 10.5 |
Bad health state (n = 23) | 12.0 ± 1.8 | 10.9 ± 2.8 | 10.2 ± 3.0 | 11.5 ± 3.2 | 9.8 ± 1.9 | 15.2 ± 2.7 | 69.9 ± 10.6 |
Perceived disease | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.007 | p = 0.01 | p = 0.01 | p < 0.001 |
Yes (n = 142) | 13.7 ± 2.8 | 12.6 ± 2.9 | 12.3 ± 2.6 | 12.8 ± 2.9 | 10.5 ± 2.2 | 15.8 ± 2.7 | 77.9 ± 11.3 |
No (n = 244) | 15.5 ± 2.4 | 14.3 ± 2.4 | 13.8 ± 2.2 | 13.7 ± 2.8 | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 16.5 ± 2.5 | 85.1 ± 9.6 |
Sexual behavior | p = 0.04 | p = 0.32 | p = 0.82 | p = 0.93 | p = 0.12 | p = 0.52 | p = 0.35 |
Risk (n = 165) | 14.5 ± 2.6 | 13.5 ± 2.5 | 13.3 ± 2.3 | 13.3 ± 3.0 | 10.6 ± 2.3 | 16.4 ± 2.3 | 81.9 ± 10.6 |
No risk (n = 253) | 15.0 ± 2.7 | 13.6 ± 2.8 | 13.3 ± 2.6 | 13.4 ± 2.8 | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 16.1 ± 2.8 | 82.7 ± 11.0 |
Support for medical care | p = 0.16 | p = 0.28 | p = 0.55 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.57 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.02 |
Yes (n = 266) | 15.0 ± 2.7 | 13.7 ± 2.6 | 13.4 ± 2.3 | 13.8 ± 2.7 | 10.9 ± 2.1 | 16.5 ± 2.5 | 83.4 ± 10.4 |
No (n = 157) | 14.6 ± 2.7 | 13.4 ± 2.8 | 13.1 ± 2.7 | 12.6 ± 3.1 | 10.7 ± 2.2 | 15.9 ± 2.7 | 80.5 ± 11.2 |