[Study on the quality of life and its influential factors among HIV positive population.].
OBJECTIVE
To study the quality of life and its influential factors among HIV positive population.


METHODS
Quality of life was evaluated among 2608 HIV positive population by WHOQOL (Chinese Version) to calculate the total and four domains' scores of quality of life. Multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the relationship between the factors and the scores of the four domains and the total score of quality of life.


RESULTS
Physical, psychological, social, environmental and the total scores of the HIV positive population were 12.96 +/- 1.94, 11.79 +/- 1.19, 13.79 +/- 2.44, 12.40 +/- 1.93 and 51.02 +/- 6.03, respectively. Females had a higher scores than males in the four domains and the total score of quality of life. Through a multiple linear regression model, we found that the influential factors would include gender, age, occupation, family conflict and appetite etc.


CONCLUSIONS
People living with HIV had higher scores in social domain, but lower scores in psychological domain, suggesting that psychological intervention should be strengthened.
School of Public Health, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Zeng
Z
Ge
Duo
D
Shan
Lu
L
Wang
Xing
X
Gao
Guo-wei
GW
Ding
Jian-ping
JP
Zhou
Wen-sheng
WS
He
Zhi-hang
ZH
Peng
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires