Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION

Dr K. Rajeshwari, Dr Singh Bhawana Komal, Dr S. Anuradha

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Aim: To study the quality of life in HIV infected children .Also to study the clinical spectrum of HIV infection in children. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study that enrolled children aged 2–12 years with established HIV infection presenting to the ART centre at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi . The Paediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory( version 4.0 ) was used to measure the quality of life in children living with HIV infection. The CD4 counts, complete haemogram, liver function tests, renal function tests and WHO Staging were also done. Analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) latest version. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 80 HIV infected children were included in the study. Eighty age and sex matched healthy controls were also included. The mean age of HIV infected children was 8.54 ± 3.2 years. There was male predominance with 54 (67.5%) males and 26 (32.5%) females. The health related quality of life mean scores in all the 4 domains were significantly less in the cases as compared to the controls (p<0.001).Children with advanced disease stage had significantly low scores in all domains as compared to the controls. The mean scores of Ped QL in the all 4 domains were lower in those with CD4 counts <500 cells/ml as compared to those with CD4 counts >500 cells/ml. Conclusion: Children in advanced clinical stages and lower CD4 counts had lower quality of life scores as compared to those in less advanced disease. Thus early diagnosis and ART initiation is essential to preserve the quality of life in these children affected by a chronic debilitating illness like HIV

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QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION, Dr K.Rajeshwari, Dr Singh Bhawana Komal, Dr S.Anuradha INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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