Differences in health-related quality of life between HIV-positive and HIV-negative people in Zambia and South Africa: a cross-sectional baseline survey of the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial

Background: The life expectancy of HIV-positive individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) is approaching that of HIV-negative people. However, little is known about how these populations compare in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to compare HRQoL between HIV-positi...

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Main Authors: Dr Ranjeeta Thomas, PhD, Ronelle Burger, PhD, Abigail Harper, MSc, Sarah Kanema, BSc, Lawrence Mwenge, MSc, Nosivuyile Vanqa, MPhil, Nomtha Bell-Mandla, MPH, Prof Peter C Smith, MSc, Sian Floyd, MSc, Peter Bock, MRCPUK, Helen Ayles, PhD, Prof Nulda Beyers, PhD, Deborah Donnell, PhD, Sarah Fidler, PhD, Prof Richard Hayes, DSc, Katharina Hauck, PhD, James Hargreaves, Deborah Watson-Jones, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Anne Cori, Mike Pickles, Nomtha Mandla, Blia Yang, Anelet James, Redwaan Vermaak, Nozizwe Makola, Graeme Hoddinott, Vikesh Naidoo, Virginia Bond, Musonda Simwinga, Alwyn Mwinga, Barry Kosloff, Mohammed Limbada, Justin Bwalya, Chepela Ngulube, Christophe Fraser, Susan Eshleman, Yaw Agyei, Vanessa Cummings, Denni Catalano, Lynda Emel, Lisa Bunts, Heather Noble, David Burns, Alain Kouda, Niru Sista, Ayana Moore, Rhonda White, Tanette Headen, Eric Miller, Kathy Hinson, Sten Vermund, Mark Barnes, Lyn Horn, Albert Mwango, Megan Baldwin, Shauna Wolf, Erin Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17303674