TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the Health-related Quality of Life of PeopleLiving with HIV Based on Sexual Orientation
AU - Sitorus, Rico Januar
AU - Antara, Nyoman Yudi
AU - Sangalang, Reymart V.
AU - Panjaitan, Merry Natalia
AU - Fauk, Nelsensius Klau
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the manager of Mohammad Hoesin CentralGeneral Hospital as well as the medical record unit staff. The authorsare also grateful to the Sriwijaya Plus Foundation, Dempo CommunityHealth Center, and Sukarami Community Health Center. This articlehas been published in medRxiv as a preprint with DOI:https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.02.22279532 and consists only of apreliminary report that has not undergone peer review. It should not beconsidered conclusive, used to inform clinical practices, or referencedby the media as validated information.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022, Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional (National Public Health Journal).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has detrimental impacts on the lives of different population groups living with HIV, including men who have sexwith men (MSM). Using the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire, this study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life of men livingwith HIV with different sexual orientations and to determine the dominant influential factors. This cross-sectional study involved 206 men living with HIV. Theywere recruited from the Sriwijaya Plus Foundation and a medical facility that provided antiretroviral therapy. The data were analyzed using Chi-square and binomial logistic regression. The analysis showed that the percentage of MSM patients was greater than that of non-MSM patients, accounting for 68.9% of thetotal population. The multivariate logistic regression revealed that the most dominant influential factor was depression status (PR = 6.268; 95% CI = 2.811-13.975), with the majority of the depressed patients being 6.268 times more at risk of a lower quality of life compared to others. These findings suggest thatdepression can lead to a low quality of life among HIV patients.
AB - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has detrimental impacts on the lives of different population groups living with HIV, including men who have sexwith men (MSM). Using the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire, this study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life of men livingwith HIV with different sexual orientations and to determine the dominant influential factors. This cross-sectional study involved 206 men living with HIV. Theywere recruited from the Sriwijaya Plus Foundation and a medical facility that provided antiretroviral therapy. The data were analyzed using Chi-square and binomial logistic regression. The analysis showed that the percentage of MSM patients was greater than that of non-MSM patients, accounting for 68.9% of thetotal population. The multivariate logistic regression revealed that the most dominant influential factor was depression status (PR = 6.268; 95% CI = 2.811-13.975), with the majority of the depressed patients being 6.268 times more at risk of a lower quality of life compared to others. These findings suggest thatdepression can lead to a low quality of life among HIV patients.
KW - depression
KW - HIV
KW - men who have sex with men
KW - sexual orientation
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U2 - 10.21109/kesmas.v18i1.6623
DO - 10.21109/kesmas.v18i1.6623
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85153945301
SN - 1907-7505
VL - 18
SP - 73
EP - 79
JO - Kesmas
JF - Kesmas
IS - 1
ER -
