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## Background The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on health‐related quality of life has been widely researched in the developed world, but there are few data from sub‐Saharan Africa, where the vast majority of HIV‐infected individuals live. This study examined health‐related quality of life among HIV‐positive individuals initiating HAART in Cape Town, South Africa, and explored the impact of HAART‐related drug toxicities on quality of life. ## Methods Health‐related quality of life was assessed using a standardised questionnaire, the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36. Physical health summary scores and mental health summary scores were compared pre‐HAART and at regular intervals during the first 48 weeks of HAART. The relationships between socio‐demographic, baseline and on‐treatment variables and decline in health‐related quality of life, as well as the impact of drug toxicities on quality of life, were assessed in unadjusted bivariate and adjusted multivariate analyses. ## Results Two hundred and ninety‐five patients were enrolled into the study. There was a significant increase in health‐related quality of life during the first 48 weeks on HAART. The m
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- Author
- Jennifer Pitt; Landon Myer; Robin Wood
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley and Sons Inc.; London: BioMed Central, 2008-2012; Geneva: International AIDS Society, 2012-; Wiley; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; International AIDS Society (ISSN 1758-2652)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)