How Do People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and AIDS Feel About the Quality of Care They Received Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lagos, Nigeria?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

How Do People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and AIDS Feel About the Quality of Care They Received Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lagos, Nigeria?

Published:2023-01 Issue: Volume:22 Page:
ISSN:2325-9582
Container-title:Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
language:en
Short-container-title:J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

Author:

Adeniran Adeyinka¹²^ORCID,Shogbamimu Yeside³,Ojo Omobola Y.⁴,Chieme Florence C.⁵,Olowofeso Helen O.⁶⁷,Sidebe Imane⁶,Fisher Oladipupo⁸,Adeleke Monsurat⁸

Affiliation:

1. Department of Community Health & Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria

2. Department of Community Health & Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

3. Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria

4. Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Public Health, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria

5. Petra Global Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria

6. International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Washington, DC, USA

7. Fast-Track Cities Institute, Washington, DC, USA

8. Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to assess the perception of quality of care among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Lagos, Nigeria, and identify factors influencing their perceptions. Methodology: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted between December 2020 and March 2021 among 578 PLHIVs drawn from various healthcare facilities in Lagos where HIV care and treatment services were provided. Data were collected through pretested questionnaires and analyzed using Stata SE 12. Results: About 83% of the respondents had a good attitude toward their HIV medication, and 95.5% had a good perception of the quality of care they received. PLHIVs with higher education, skilled or professional occupations and higher monthly income had a significantly higher perception of quality of care compared to others ( P < .05). Conclusion: The PLHIV in Lagos had a positive attitude toward their medication and a good perception of the quality of care they received during the COVID-19 pandemic. All stakeholders’ efforts should be sustained for continuous quality improvement in HIV care in Lagos.

Funder

U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

United States Agency for International Development

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Dermatology,Immunology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23259582231196708

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