Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 91-96
Quality of Life of HIV Infected People Receiving Anti Retro Viral Therapy in Western Nepal
Eliza Koirala1, Alisha Thapa2
1Lecturer, Bheri Nursing College, Nepal.
2Undergraduate Student, Bheri Nursing College, Nepal.
Corresponding Author: Eliza Koirala
ABSTRACT
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected and killed millions of people globally over the past few decades. HIV/AIDS patient face various physical problems such as stigma, poverty, depression, substance abuse, social support and cultural beliefs which can affect their quality of life, not only from the view of physical health but also from that of social and mental health which can cause problem that affect important activities and interest of the person. Living with a chronic illness can affect people’s quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life of HIV infected people receiving ART. A descriptive cross-sectional study was selected to assess QOL of individual living with chronic illness. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 HIV infected people receiving ART in Bheri Zonal Hospital Nepalgunj, Banke. Structural questionnaire WHOQOL-HIV BREF was used as a research tool. The study findings revealed that more than quarter respondents 38(63.7%) answered that their quality of life was neither poor nor good and least of the respondents 1(1.7%) answer that quality of life was very good and very poor. The study findings revealed that the quality of life of HIV infected people were poor and need more focus on maximum awareness about HIV.
Key words: Quality of life, HIV/AIDS, ART, WHOQOL-HIV-BREF