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Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy
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June 20-21, 2019 Dubai, UAE
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Lucky Norah Katende-Kyenda et al., J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2019, Volume 8
Demographic factors affecting quality of life among HIV-infected people attending a
primary health clinic in SouthAfrica: Future role of herbal/traditional medicines
Lucky Norah Katende-Kyenda
1
and Bulelwa Mabindla
2
1
Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
2
General Practitioner, South Africa
T
he study assessedQuality of Life (QoL) amongHIV-infected patients and its associationwith demographic
factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients recruited from the clinic. The QoL was
assessed using a WHOQOL-HIV-BREF. Demographic information was collected using a semi structured
questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22. Correlations and ANOVA were performed for determining
significance differences between domain scores and QOL variables. Post-hoc analysis was performed using
Tukey’s to find contributing pairs to the differences. Of ninety-nine participants interviewed, 52% were
females and 48% males. The mean-age was 37.53±9.127 (range 18-60 years), 35 (36.1%) had secondary-
level of education, 38 (40%) singles, 40 (40.8%) permanently employed with 40, 40.8% earning more than
R4000 monthly and (64; 65.3%) lived in rural areas, 94 (96.9%) had chronic-diseases and 45, 48.9% were
asymptomatic. The overall mean-scores for health-related QOL were 41±11.9 for psychological, 68.9±17.0
for physical, 39.7±26.6 for social, 58.1±13.2 for environmental, 29.5±28.7 for personal/spiritual/religious and
54.0±20.9 for level of independence domains. Associations of statistical significance were found between the
following domains and demographic factors: Physical and gender (p=0.008), psychological and marital status
(p=0.040), psychological and employment status (p=0.090), social and employment status (p=0.008); level of
independence and HIV serostatus (p=0.028), personal and chronic disease (p=0.075) and social and place of
residence (p=0.030). Gender, marital and employment status, HIV serostatus, chronic diseases and place of
residence significantly affect the QOL of PLWHIV. Therefore, a sustained effort towards improving the QOL
remains the mainstay of dealing with PLHIV, second only to treatment. A dedicated effort by the government
and the private sector to help the HIV affected individuals financially by various schemes would likely bear fruit
results. And it is of paramount importance to look at the future role of herbal/traditional medicines in PLWHIV.
Biography
Lucky Norah Katende-Kyenda has completed PhD from North West University, South Africa. He is currently working as a Lecturer in the
Department of Pharmacology, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He has published 33 papers in reputed journals.
nkyenda1@gmail.com