The benefits of care: treated HIV infection and health-related quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda.
Lien T QuachChristine S RitchieAlexander C TsaiZahra ReynoldsRobert PaulJanet SeeleyYao TongSusanne S HoeppnerSamson OkelloNoeline NakasujjaBrianne Olivieri-MuiDeanna SaylorMeredith GreeneStephen AsiimweMark J SiednerPublished in: Aging & mental health (2022)
Older people with HIV receiving care and treatment reported higher health-related quality of life than people without HIV in Uganda. Access to primary care through HIV programs and/or social network mobilization may explain this difference, but further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- primary care
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- south africa
- public health
- mental health
- affordable care act
- combination therapy
- newly diagnosed
- smoking cessation
- network analysis