Factors Influencing Quality of Life among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (plhiv) in Coastal South India
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With the introduction of Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) and scaling up of its availability, life expectancy of the infected persons has increased. [1] In the HAART era infected individual might live a longer life; however they might not have lived well satisfied life. So determining quality of life is considered to be essential to identify the overall wellbeing of people living with HIV.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015