The quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section delivery

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dc.contributor.authorReddy, Preshani
dc.contributor.authorFrantz, Jose M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T08:01:22Z
dc.date.available2017-03-10T08:01:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThere is a dearth of literature on the postnatal quality of life (QoL) of women. This study aimed to determine to QoL of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section delivery. This prospective, longitudinal and comparative study was conducted at four public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. The participants were followed for six-months post-delivery and the QoL was measured using the SF-36 and the pelvic floor impact questionnaire (PFIQ-7). The results showed that the QoL of women were negatively affected post-operatively with the HIV-infected group scoring lower over the six-months. Understanding postpartum QoL problems is essential in efforts to provide effective comprehensive care.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationReddy, P. & Frantz, J.M. (2017). The quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section delivery. Health SA Gesondheid, 22: 87-92en_US
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2615
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.09.006
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltden_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2016, The Authors. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Johannesburg University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectCaesarean section deliveryen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectPostnatalen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.titleThe quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section deliveryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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