title: Quality of life among human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected and human immunodeficiency virus-1/hepatitis C virus co-infected individuals in Iranian patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) of people infected with both hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The study design was a cross sectional descriptive survey, using self administered questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of 242 patients (131 of them HIV/HCV), Iranian adults (aged 18-57) living with HIV/AIDS, was recruited from outpatient referring to Imam Khomeini Hospital behavioral counseling center in Tehran city, Iran. The instruments included the Multidimensional QOL HIV (MQoL HIV) and a demographic section.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the samples were male and single. The mean age was 36.52 years (standard deviation = 8.5). HIV mono infected patients reported higher scores in social support and physical functioning, but lower scores in physical health compared with HIV/HCV co infected individuals. There was no significant difference in overall MQOL HIV score between HIV and HIV/HCV patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future studies will need to explore the impact of HCV on HIV infected individuals' QOL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabouri
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delavar
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jabbari
keywords: Co-infected; hepatitis C virus; human immunodeficiency virus