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ArticleVulnerable children and youth studies

Correlates of the Quality of life of Adolescents in families affected by HIV/AIDS in Benue State, Nigeria.

Onoja Matthew Akpa, Elijah Afolabi Bamgboye

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Article in Vulnerable children and youth studies. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Onoja Matthew AkpaDepartment of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
Elijah Afolabi BamgboyeDepartment of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
University of Ibadan · NG

Funding

Medical Education Partnership Initiative in NigeriaR24TW008878 · FIC · COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN · PI ADEWOLE, ISAAC F, OLALEYE, DAVID OLUFEMI · 2010 to 2015
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FIC NIH HHS R24 TW008878
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It was estimated that over 260,000 children are living with HIV/AIDS while close to 2 million are directly or indirectly affected by the disease in Nigeria. Improvements in treatments for infected children have been documented in the literature but there is a gross knowledge gap on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of life and psychosocial functioning (PSF) of affected children in Nigeria. We comparatively explored the association of quality of life with PSF and other factors among adolescents in families affected by HIV/AIDS (FAHA) and in families not affected by HIV/AIDS (FNAHA). Data was extracted for 960 adolescents from a State wide cross-sectional study in which participants were selected through multistage sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaires consisting of demographic information, adapted WHO-QOL BREF and the Strength & Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ). The quality of life scores were categorized into Poor, Moderate and High based on the amount of standard deviation away from the mean while the SDQ scores were categorized into normal, borderline and abnormal based on the SDQ scoring systems. Chi-square test and independent t-test were used for bivariate analyses while logistic regression was used for multivariate analyses at 5% level of significance. Proportion with poor quality of life (27.0%) was significantly higher among adolescents in FAHA than in FNAHA (p=0.0001). Adolescents in FAHA (OR:2.32; 95%CI:1.67-4.09) were twice more likely to have poor quality of life than those in FNAHA. In FAHA, adolescents on the borderline of PSF (OR:2.19; 95%CI:1.23-3.89) were twice more likely to have poor quality of life than those with normal PSF. Adolescents in FAHA have poorer quality of life than those in FNAHA and also face additional burdens of psychosocial dysfunctions. Interventions focusing on functional social support and economic empowerment will benefit adolescents in FAHA in the studied location.

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AdolescentsFamilies affected by HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSPsychosocial functioningQuality of life

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PMID26587049
PMCPMC4648615
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