The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorFrantz, Jose M.
dc.contributor.authorMurenzi, A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-11T06:37:29Z
dc.date.available2014-09-11T06:37:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe accessibility of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for local human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is improving in Rwanda. It is well known that this therapy is associated with serious adverse effects, such as metabolic and morphologic changes. One of the recommended preventive modalities for these complications is participation in physical activity. The current study aims to determine the anthropometric profile and physical activity levels among people living with HIV and receiving HAART in Kigali, Rwanda. The study was a cross-sectional, descriptive quantitative survey. The participant’s levels of physical activity participation and their association with anthropometric profiles were measured, using a structured self-administered questionnaire for 407 clients passing through the clinics. Of the participants, approximately 70% were inactive and in addition, 40% were obese and 43% overweight. Obesity was found to be strongly associated with inactivity. Lack of motivation, and time as well as fear of worsening the disease were found to be barriers to participation in physical activity.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationFrantz, J.M. & Murenzi, A. (2013). The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda. Journal des Aspects Sociaux du VIH/SIDA: An Open Access Journal, 10(3): 113-118en_US
dc.identifier.issn1729-0376
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1245
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dc.rights© 2013 Frantz & Murenzi; licensee SAHRA-J. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectAIDSen_US
dc.subjectPhysical inactivityen_US
dc.subjectRwandaen_US
dc.subjectHAARTen_US
dc.titleThe physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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