A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa
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Article Title | A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gow, Jeff (Author), George, Gavin (Author) and Govender, Kaymarlin (Author) |
Journal Title | SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS |
Journal Citation | 10 (2), pp. 89-95 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2013.870066 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17290376.2013.870066 |
Abstract | 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. |
Keywords | health-related quality of life, South Africa, miners |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420299. Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
380108. Health economics | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q252q/a-comparison-of-quality-of-life-between-hiv-positive-and-negative-diamond-miners-in-south-africa
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