The heart in HAART: Quality of life of patients enrolled in the public sector antiretroviral treatment programme in the Free State province of South Africa

被引：20
作者：
Booysen, F. Le R. [1 ]
Van Rensburg, H. C. J.
Bachmann, M.
Louwagie, G.
Fairall, L.
机构：
[1] Univ Orange Free State, Ctr Hlth Syst Res & Dev, ZA-9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa
[2] Univ E Anglia, Sch Med Hlth Policy & Practice, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England
[3] Univ Orange Free State, Fac Med, Dept Community Hlth, ZA-9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa
[4] Univ Cape Town, Dept Med, Cape Town Lung Inst, ZA-7925 Observatory, South Africa
来源：
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH | 2007年 / 81卷 / 02期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
antiretroviral treatment; happiness; HIV/AIDS; life satisfaction; South Africa;
D O I：
10.1007/s11205-006-9011-4
中图分类号：
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This paper reports on the quality of life of patients enrolled in the public sector antiretroviral treatment programme in the Free State province of South Africa. Statistical analysis of cross-sectional data reveals that it is not access to treatment per se that enhances the quality of life of those who have come forward for ART. Rather, it is the health benefits associated with treatment, levels of stigmatisation, quality health care services, and the ability of persons to access support and care, both from within and outside the health care sector, that are independently associated with improvements in and differences in levels of quality of life.
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页码：283 / 329
页数：47
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