Reddy, PreshaniFrantz, Jose M.2017-03-102017-03-102017Reddy, P. & Frantz, J.M. (2017). The quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section delivery. Health SA Gesondheid, 22: 87-921025-9848http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2615http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.09.006There 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.enCopyright © 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/).Caesarean section deliveryHIVPostnatalQuality of lifeArticle