Self-rated health by HIV-infected individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy in Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza Junior²  Célia Landmann Szwarcwald²  Euclides Ayres De Castilho¹ 

[1] ,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde Rio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy;    HIV;    Self-Assessment;    Affect;    Terapia Anti-Retroviral de Alta Atividade;    HIV;    Auto-Avaliação;    Afeto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2011001300007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In 2008, a survey was applied to a probabilistically selected sample of 1,245 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Brazil. In this work, the analysis was focused on self-rated health. The analysis was conducted according to sex, age, socioeconomic variables, and clinical and treatment-related patient characteristics. Through stepwise logistic regression procedures, the main predictors of good perception of health status were established. Results showed that 65% self-rated health state as good or excellent, 81% do have no or slight difficulty in following treatment, but 34% men and 47% women reported intense or extreme degree of anxiety/worry feelings. Educational level, work situation, presence of side effects and AIDS-related symptoms were the main predictors of good self-perception of health. Problems related to animus status, involving worry and anxiety about the future are still barriers that must be overcome to improve quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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