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ArticleRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2016

Quality of Life of Pregnant Women Living with HIV/AIDS.

Marysabel Pinto Telis Silveira, Mariângela Freitas Silveira, Cristina Heloisa Müller

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Article in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Marysabel Pinto Telis SilveiraDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Mariângela Freitas SilveiraMaternal and Infant Health Department, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Cristina Heloisa MüllerFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective to evaluate the quality of life of HIV positive (HIV+) pregnant women using the HIV/AIDS Target Quality of Life (HAT-QoL) instrument. Methods cross-sectional study, conducted between May 2014 and November 2015, with HIV+ pregnant women selected by convenience sampling. Sociodemographic and behavioral data were collected through interviews, and the HAT-QoL questionnaire was applied. Clinical and laboratorial data were collected from medical records. Results twenty-seven pregnant women participated in the study. Their mean age was 27 years (standard deviation - SD: 7.3). The majority (59%) had up to 8 years of education, 52% identified themselves as white, 56% were unemployed, and 59% had a household income higher than the minimum wage. The mean infection time by the virus was 68.4 months (5.7 years). The majority (74%) were contaminated with HIV through sexual intercourse, and 67% declared not having a HIV+ relative. Regarding the use of condoms, 41% reported using them sporadically, and the same number did not have proper knowledge about them. Only 23 patients (85%) reported having been prescribed antiretrovirals. Fourteen (64%) had a CD4 count higher than 500 cells/mm(3), and 13 pregnant women (59%) had an undetectable viral load. The scores from the quality of life questionnaire dimensions that were more affected are: infection "disclosure concerns" (mean: 39.8; SD: 27.1), followed by "financial concerns" (mean: 49.1; SD: 36), and "HIV acceptance" (mean: 49.1; SD: 35.8). The dimension with the best score was "medication concerns" (mean: 80.8; SD: 26.5). Conclusion quality of life has been increasingly used as a clinical outcome evaluation parameter. The results of this study contribute to the establishment of interventions based on the needs of HIV+ pregnant women.

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HIV InfectionsPregnancy Complications, InfectiousQuality of LifeSelf ReportAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyYoung Adult

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PMID27187928
PMCPMC10309321

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