Community Based Non Communicable Disease Services as a Predictor of Improved Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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dc.contributor.authorDdamulira, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorNsereko, Norman
dc.contributor.authorMusoke, Miph
dc.contributor.authorKiyingi, Frank Pio
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T17:55:23Z
dc.date.available2022-06-16T17:55:23Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractA comprehensive and culturally applicable community based Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) services package was implemented with an aim to test the effectiveness of the community based NCD services on the quality of life (QoL) of people with HIV. The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) was conducted to compare the effectiveness of the community based NCD services as intervention. The control group received the usual HIV services in the community. Participants were randomly allocated to receive weekly and monthly intervention sessions using the standard care in the community ARV drug distribution points. Paired and independent t-tests were performed to compare changes in the QoL scores at the baseline and the endline. Between November and December 2018, 1076 individuals were screened, of whom 438 were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group in the ratio of 1:1. The post intervention results revealed that the community based NCD services were effective and improved the QoL in all the three domains; the physical, environmental and social relationship domains. The QoL was higher at endline across all domains in the treatment group compared to the control group, the mean differences were statistically significant (p = 0.000 < 0.05). Thus, the community based NCD services were efficacious in improving QoL of HIV infected people. Findings could be utilized at regular community service settings for its sustainability and long-term effect. The intervention created improved understanding of HIV and NCD integration health promotion strategies and community support systems activities by the VHT, ART expert clients and the community volunteers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChristopher Ddamulira, Norman Nsereko, Miph Musoke, Frank Pio Kiyingi. Community Based Non Communicable Disease Services as a Predictor of Improved Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Environmental Science and Public Health 4 (2020): 304-317. DOI: 10.26502/jesph.96120102en_US
dc.identifier.other10.26502/jesph.96120102
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3994
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Environmental Science and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectNon Communicable Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectServicesen_US
dc.subjectQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectPeople Living with HIVen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleCommunity Based Non Communicable Disease Services as a Predictor of Improved Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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