Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS treated by the specialized service in Vitoria-ES, Brazil/Qualidade de vida de pessoas que vivem com HIV/AIDS assistidas no servico especializado em Vitoria , Brasil

The aim of this study is to establish the factors that influence the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS being treated at a specialized public service. The participants answered the questionnaire on sociodemographic conditions, issues related to HIV and daily habits. The quality of life was analyzed using the HIV/AIDS-targeted quality of life (HAT-QoL) instrument with 42 items divided into 9 fields: General Activity, Sexual Activity, Confidentiality Concerns, Health Concerns, Financial Concerns, HIV Awareness, Satisfaction with Life, Issues related to Medication and Trust in the Physician. Bivariate and multiple linear regressions were performed. Of the participants, 53.1% were women and had a mean age of 42 years. In analyzing the quality of life, the HAT-QoL domain with the lowest average was Financial Concerns (39.4), followed by Confidentiality Concerns (43.2), Sexual Activity (55.2) and Health Concerns (62. 88). There was an association between the variables: not being gainfully employed (p < 0.001), being mulatto or black (p = 0.045) and alcohol consumption (p = 0.041) with the worst quality of life scores. Inadequate socioeconomic and health conditions had a negative impact on the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS. Key words HIV, Quality of life, Health services O objetivo do presente estudo e verificar os fatores que influenciam na qualidade de vida das pessoas que vivem com HIV/AIDS assistidas no servico especializado. Os entrevistados responderam os questionarios sobre condicoes sociodemograficas, aspectos relacionados ao HIV e habitos. A qualidade de vida foi analisada por meio do instrumento HAT-QoL, com 42 itens divididos em nove dominios: Atividade Geral, Atividade Sexual, Preocupacoes com Sigilo, Preocupacao com a Saude, Preocupacao Financeira, Conscientizacao sobre o HIV, Satisfacao com a Vida, Questoes relativas a medicacao e Confianca no medico. Analises bivariadas e regressao linear multipla foram realizadas. Dos entrevistados, 53,1% eram mulheres e tinham media de idade de 42 anos. Na analise da qualidade de vida, o dominio do HAT-QoL com menor media foi Preocupacao financeira (39,4), seguido de Preocupacao com sigilo (43,2), Atividades sexuais (55,2) e Preocupacao com a saude (62,88). Houve associacao entre as variaveis nao ter vinculo trabalhista (p < 0,001), ser pardo ou negro (p = 0,045) e consumir bebida alcoolica (p = 0,041), com piores escores da qualidade de vida. Condicoes socioeconomicas e de saude inadequadas