title: [Quality of life of pregnant women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the city of São Paulo].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of HIV-infected pregnant women using the HIV/AIDS - Targeted Quality of Life (HAT-QoL) questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study of 60 pregnant women attended at the Multidisciplinary Nucleus of Infectious Diseases During Pregnancy (NUPAIG) - UNIFESP/EPM and in the referral network of the Municipal Office of São Paulo, conducted from February 2011 to October 2012. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected from 60 HIV-infected pregnant women who answered the HAT-QoL questionnaire, which included 34 questions about quality of life.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age was 30 years and the average period of HIV infection was 5.7 years. Only 8.3% of patients had a CD4 cell score of ≤200 cells/mm³ and 45% showed undetectable viral load. The average domain scores ranged from 47.5 to 83.7. The domains with the lowest scores were financial concerns and concerns about secrecy. The domains with the highest scores and lower impact on quality of life were concerns about medication and confidence in the professional.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this initial study with 60 pregnant women, we concluded that the HAT-QOL can contribute to the assessment of quality of life in the population of HIV-infected pregnant women in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Braga do Amaral
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Tirado
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fátima Ferrreira
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Bortoletti
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetrícia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mary Uchiyama
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetrícia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo de
authors.initials: Ed
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Coelho de
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Soárez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Infectologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adauto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castelo Filho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetrícia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Abês Mahmed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Amed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult