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| Title |
Associated factors of self-reported psychopathology and health related quality of life among men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV/AIDS in Dalian, China: a pilot study
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| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40249-016-0204-z |
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| Authors |
Tesfaldet Habtemariam Hidru, Feng Wang, Sainyugu Lolokote, Yong Jia, Min Chen, Wei Tong, Xiao-Feng Li |
| Abstract |
Despite the availability of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (HIVMSM) in China remains poor. This study aimed to explore the relationship between self-reported psychopathology and HRQoL among HIVMSM in Dalian, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 112 HIVMSM. Symptom check list 90 (SCL 90): a measure of psychopathology and World Health Organization quality of life in HIV infection (WHOQOL-HIV-Bref): a measure of HRQoL were used. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were employed to explore the association between self-reported psychopathology and HRQoL in HIVMSM. Out of the total 112 HIVMSM cases, 9 (8 %) cases were homosexuals and 103 (92 %) ones were bisexuals. The participants who had low family income (P = 0.001), perceived discrimination (P = 0.001) and lack of regular attendance in medical follow-ups (P = 0.014) reported poorer HRQoL than their counterparts. Somatization, obsession, depression, phobia and overall SCL 90 scores in self-reported psycholpathology had a negative impact on the domains of HRQoL among HIVMSM. Total quality of life was predicted by family income, perceived discrimination, and medical follow-up attendance. Self-reported psychopathology was negatively correlated with HRQoL in HIVMSM. The Strategies that target MSM focusing on linking and engaging HIV-positive patients in medical care is the key step to improve their HRQoL. More emphasis is needed on the newly diagnosed HIVMSM in Dalian in order to develop a more targeted intervention to prevent perceived discrimination and lack of proper medical follow-up services. The trial registration number does not require for this manuscript. The study is cross-sectional design that do not involve intervention at all, it is not a clinical trial. |
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| Kenya | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 152 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 12% |
| Researcher | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 9% |
| Unknown | 57 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 28 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Unknown | 64 | 42% |