A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa

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ID2177683
AutoresJeff Gow (0000-0002-5726-298X, University of Southern Queensland, autor correspondente), Gavin George (0000-0001-7258-8470, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Kaymarlin Govender (0000-0002-9586-1510, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Ano2013
Volume10
Fascículo2
Páginas89-95
Data de publicação2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1729-0376 • E-ISSN: 1813-4424
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17290376.2013.870066
PMID24405284
PMCIDPMC3914423
OpenAlexW2115346262
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas39

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in two groups of diamond miners (HIV negative and positive) in South Africa using three instruments. Two hypotheses were to be tested. One, was that the HR-QOL of HIV positive miners would be lower than that of HIV negative miners; and two, the selected instruments would behave consistently and thus all would confirm hypothesis one. METHODS: In our study, workers were recruited during a voluntary counselling and testing programme for HIV. HR-QOL were estimated using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQOL) Mark 2, EQ-5D (EuroQOL), and Health Utilities Index 3 (HUI3) instruments. The data were analysed for utility values and for correlations between variables of interest (in particular HIV status). Goodness of fit, Pearson's r coefficient and t-tests were the statistical tests applied to the data. RESULTS: Just over 1100 respondents were included in the analysis. HIV positive workers scored significantly lower on quality of life on the HUI3 as compared to HIV negative workers but this relationship did not (surprisingly) hold for the AQOL or EQ-5D. There was a significant positive correlation between all three instruments. CONCLUSION: There was inconsistency among the instruments in measuring quality of life differences according to HIV status. The HUI3 confirmed the a priori expectation that the HR-QOL of HIV positive miners would be lower than HIV negative miners. There was no statistical difference for the AQOL and a confounding result was found for the EQ5D

Confounding · Goodness of fit · Sociology · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Immunology