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dc.contributor.authorMagafu, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas-
dc.contributor.authorMoji, Kazuhiko-
dc.contributor.authorIgumbor, Ehimario Uche-
dc.contributor.authorMagafu, Naoko Shimizu-
dc.contributor.authorMwandri, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorMwita, Julius Chacha-
dc.contributor.authorHabte, Dereje-
dc.contributor.authorRwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara-
dc.contributor.authorHashizume, Masahiro-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-12T12:43:04Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-12T12:43:04Z-
dc.date.issued2013-11-06-
dc.identifier.citationMagafu, G.M.D.M. et al. (2013) Non-communicable diseases in antiretroviral therapy recipients in Kagera Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. The Pan African Medical Journal, 8 pp.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1816-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study was to describe the extent of self-reported non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) recipients in Kagera region in Tanzania and their effect on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study was conducted 2 years after HAART administration was started in Kagera region. Methods: The SF-36 questionnaire was used to collect the HRQOL data of 329 HAART recipients. Questions on the NCDs, socio-demographic characteristics and treatment information were validated and added to the SF-36. Bivariate analyses involving socio-demographic characteristics and SF-36 scores of the recipients were performed. Multiple logistic regression was employed to compute adjusted odds ratios for different explanatory variables on physical functioning and mental health scores. Results: Respondents who reported having 1 or more NCDs were 57.8% of all the respondents. Arthritis was the commonest NCD (57.8%). Respondents with the NCDs were more likely to have HRQOL scores below the mean of the general Tanzanian population. The population attributable fraction (PAF) for the NCDs on physical functioning was 0.28 and on mental health was 0.22. Conclusion: Self-reported NCDs were prevalent among the HAART recipients in Kagera region. They accounted for 28% of the physical functioning scores and 22% of the mental health scores that were below the mean of the general Tanzanian population. Therefore, the integration of NCD care is important in the management of HIV/AIDS.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET); www.afenet.net/en_US
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.subjectNon-communicable diseasesen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjecthighly active antiretroviral therapyen_US
dc.subjecthealth-related quality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleNon-communicable diseases in antiretroviral therapy recipients in Kagera Tanzania: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/261445578_en_US
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