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ArticleNigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association

Quality of life among human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected and human immunodeficiency virus-1/hepatitis C virus co-infected individuals in Iranian patients.

Sarah Sabouri, Ali Delavar, Hossain Jabbari

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Article in Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Sarah SabouriDepartment of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran.
Ali DelavarDepartment of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran.
Hossain JabbariDepartment 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.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe 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. MATERIALS AND

methodsA 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionFuture studies will need to explore the impact of HCV on HIV infected individuals' QOL.

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Co-infectedhepatitis C virushuman immunodeficiency virus

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PMID27185979
PMCPMC4859113

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