HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of death in most of sub-Saharan countries. HIV/AIDS impact on the quality of life of
persons living with HIV in Burkina Faso hasn't been well documented. The aim of the study was to assess the
quality of life in persons living with HIV and its associated factors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ouagadougou. 424 persons living with HIV were included in the study
according to their status with regard to Highly Active Anti Retroviral Treatment: 115 were not yet under treatment,
21 started the treatment within the three months preceding the enrolment and 288 were under treatment for at
least 12 months. The quality of life was assessed through the WHOQOL HIV-BREF. Statistical comparisons were made
using Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson's khi2 or Fisher's exact test. Correlations were appreciated
using Spearman's rho. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between the quality of life scores and
sociodemographic or clinical variables.
The mean global score of quality of life in all patients was 82.4. Better scores were recorded in the spiritual domain
and worst scores in the environmental domain. Men had a higher global score than women (p

quality of life, VIH/AIDS, Burkina Faso, WHOQOL HIV-BREF