Table 4.

Comparison of QoL among HIV–VL-coinfected and HIV-infected patients without VL after 6 months of treatment in northwest Ethiopia, 2016

QoL domain	Mean difference for HIV–VL coinfected	Mean difference for HIV-infected without VL	Mean differences of differences (95% CI)	P value
Physical health	5.7 (4.8–6.7)	1.1 (0.8–1.3)	3.1 (2.0–4.2)	< 0.001
Psychological health	2.8 (1.9–3.6)	1.3 (1.0–1.6)	0.1 (−0.8 to 1.0)	0.780
Social health	2.1 (1.2–2.9)	0.9 (0.6–1.1)	0.1 (−0.8 to 0.9)	0.881
Environmental health	2.8 (2.1–3.6)	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	0.2 (−0.7 to 1.1)	0.676
Level of independence	4.1 (3.4–4.9)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.2 (0.4–2.1)	0.005
Spiritual health	4.1 (3.3–5.0)	2.0 (1.7–2.3)	1.2 (0.2–2.3)	0.024

CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; QoL = quality of life; VL = visceral leishmaniasis.