Table 3 The global score of quality of life at baseline and at month 12: comparison based on the characteristics of persons living with HIV in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
From: Quality of life in persons living with HIV in Burkina Faso: a follow-up over 12 months
Variables at baseline | Global score of Quality of life at baseline | Global score of Quality of life at Month 12 | p-value a |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Gender | |||
Male (n = 44) | 87.4 ± 9.4 | 88.3 ± 10.8 | 0.66 |
Female (n = 307) | 82.2 ± 10.8 | 87.1 ± 8.9 | <0.001 |
HAART started | |||
Before 2005 (n = 52) | 82.4 ± 10.4 | 90.4 ± 6.9 | <0.001 |
2005 and later (n = 209) | 83.7 ± 11.0 | 88.9 ± 7.9 | <0.001 |
Education | |||
No school (n = 113) | 79.6 ± 10.3 | 86.0 ± 9.5 | <0.001 |
School (n = 238) | 84.4 ± 10.6 | 87.8 ± 8.9 | <0.001 |
Self perceived as healthy | |||
No (n = 204) | 85.4 ± 9.6 | 87.6 ± 8.3 | 0.021 |
Yes (n = 115) | 78.7 ± 11.3 | 86.5 ± 10.0 | <0.001 |
Serology status | |||
Asymptomatic (n = 268) | 84.0 ± 10.3 | 87.3 ± 10.3 | 0.02 |
Symptomatic (n = 63) | 80.0 ± 10.8 | 87.7 ± 9.0 | <0.001 |
AIDS (n = 14) | 80.5 ± 12.0 | 83.7 ± 7.9 | 0.38 |
HIV services provider | |||
Hospital (n = 235) | 82.8 ± 10.4 | 88.0 ± 9.3 | <0.001 |
Community based (n = 116) | 82.9 ± 11.4 | 85.5 ± 8.6 | 0.03 |
Marital status | |||
Alone (n = 194) | 82.2 ± 11.1 | 86.6 ± 9.2 | <0.001 |
In couple (n = 157) | 83.7 ± 10.3 | 88.0 ± 9.0 | 0.001 |
HAART status | |||
No treatment (n = 83) | 82.0 ± 9.8 | 81.4 ± 10.7 | 0.62 |
Under treatment (n = 266) | 83.2 ± 11.0 | 89.1 ± 7.8 | <0.001 |
Sexual behavior risk | |||
No risk (n = 214) | 83.1 ± 10.9 | 87.4 ± 9.4 | <0.001 |
Risk (n = 134) | 82.6 ± 10.6 | 86.8 ± 8.7 | <0.001 |