Table 3.
Health-related quality of life of patients on HAART vs. those awaiting HAART
| All respondents (N = 371) | Receiving HAART (N = 268) | Awaiting HAART (N = 103) | P-value | |
| EQ-5 Dimensions | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Mobility | ||||
| No problems | 291 (78) | 218 (81) | 73 (71) | 0.026* |
| Some problems | 73 (20) | 48 (18) | 25 (24) | |
| Severe problems | 7 (2) | 2 (1) | 5 (5) | |
| Self care | ||||
| No problems | 337 (91) | 252 (94) | 85 (83) | 0.001* |
| Some problems | 24 (6) | 13 (5) | 11 (11) | |
| Severe problems | 10 (3) | 3 (1) | 7 (7) | |
| Usual activities** | ||||
| No problems | 289 (78) | 216 (81) | 73 (71) | 0.07* |
| Some problems | 61 (16) | 42 (16) | 19 (18) | |
| Severe problems | 20 (5) | 9 (3) | 11 (11) | |
| Pain/discomfort | ||||
| None | 207 (56) | 162 (60) | 45 (44) | 0.022* |
| Some | 140 (38) | 92 (34) | 48 (47) | |
| Severe | 24 (6) | 14 (5) | 10 (10) | |
| Depression/anxiety | ||||
| None | 248 (67) | 188 (70) | 60 (58) | 0.15* |
| Some | 94 (25) | 61 (23) | 33 (32) | |
| Severe | 29 (8) | 19 (7) | 10 (10) | |
| Index score | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 0.85 (0.69–1) | 0.87 (0.73–1) | 0.80 (0.66–1) | 0.004$ |
| Mean (SD) | 0.77 (0.33) | 0.80 (0.29) | 0.69 (0.40) | |
| VAS score | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 65 (50–80) | 70 (50–80) | 60 (50–70) | 0.04$ |
| Mean (SD) | 65 (20) | 66 (20) | 62 (23) |
* Ordinal logistic regression adjusted for intraclinic clustering of outcomes
** Information missing for 1 respondent
$ Wilcoxon rank sum test
Percentages for some dimensions do not add up to 100% because of rounding errors