Exploring Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease and HIV: A Comparative Analysis.

Charlotte Eposse EkoubeDora Mbonjo BitsieErero F NjiengweEdgar Mandeng Ma LinwaChristian EyoumRitha Mbono BetokoJeannette Disso MassakoEmmanuel Heles NsangAbba SoumaiyatouCallixte Tegueu Kuate

Published in: Anemia (2024)

Quality of life is lower in caregivers of children and adolescents with SCD than with HIV. Preventing depression and anxiety as well as advocating for the subsidization of medications through a national SCD program may improve quality of life in SCD caregivers.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
palliative care
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
quality improvement
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
south africa