A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorGwyther, Lizen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorChurchyard, Gavinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMngadi, Kathryn Thereseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-31T19:53:59Z
dc.date.available2014-12-31T19:53:59Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 70-75).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study set out to document quality of life in the industrialized setting of HIV infected South African gold minders who are on highly-active anti-retroviral therapy, by administering the MOS SF-36, and to determine which categorical variables impact on QOL in this study cohort. It also intended to promote routine quality of life measurements, as an index of programme performance, and to strengthen the case for widened access to anti-retroviral treatment. A cross sectional survey of 202 outpatients was carried out at the central clinic at the health service hospital owned by Anglogold in the Northwest Province. Scores of eight scales of the MOS SF-36 measuring different aspects of quality of life were calculated. Demographic and laboratory data were collected from a separate case report form and the clinic database, as part of the categorical variables. Results showed that more than 59% of all respondents achieved scores of 100 for all subscale domains, and that the only categorical variables that showed statistically significant impact was age, with QOL scores on the physical function domains decreasing with age. This decrease in function was thought to be more attributable to age, than HIV status, stage or progression. The sample population was noted to have a high level of health care, and exhibited both the well-worker and survival cohort effect, as a result of a stringent pre-employment selection, on-going occupational fitness assessments and medical boarding in the case of sub-standard fitness.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMngadi, K. T. (2005). <i>A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10755en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMngadi, Kathryn Therese. <i>"A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10755en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMngadi, K. 2005. A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mngadi, Kathryn Therese AB - This study set out to document quality of life in the industrialized setting of HIV infected South African gold minders who are on highly-active anti-retroviral therapy, by administering the MOS SF-36, and to determine which categorical variables impact on QOL in this study cohort. It also intended to promote routine quality of life measurements, as an index of programme performance, and to strengthen the case for widened access to anti-retroviral treatment. A cross sectional survey of 202 outpatients was carried out at the central clinic at the health service hospital owned by Anglogold in the Northwest Province. Scores of eight scales of the MOS SF-36 measuring different aspects of quality of life were calculated. Demographic and laboratory data were collected from a separate case report form and the clinic database, as part of the categorical variables. Results showed that more than 59% of all respondents achieved scores of 100 for all subscale domains, and that the only categorical variables that showed statistically significant impact was age, with QOL scores on the physical function domains decreasing with age. This decrease in function was thought to be more attributable to age, than HIV status, stage or progression. The sample population was noted to have a high level of health care, and exhibited both the well-worker and survival cohort effect, as a result of a stringent pre-employment selection, on-going occupational fitness assessments and medical boarding in the case of sub-standard fitness. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa TI - A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10755 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10755
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMngadi KT. A cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10755en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPalliative Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleA cross-sectional study on the quality of life in HIV infected goldminers on highly active antiretroviral therapy in an industrial setting in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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