May 2015

Psychometric properties of moore version of World Health Organization's Quality of Life (WHOQOL) HIV-BREF in persons living with HIV in Burkina Faso

This study aims to examine psychometric properties of Moore version of World Health Organization's Quality of Life assessment short instrument in HIV patients (WHOQOL HIV-BREF). A study was conducted on 100 persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's α. For...

Author(s): Fidèle Bakiono, Patrice Wendpouiré Laurent Guiguimdé, Sékou Samadoulougou, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Pascal Antoine Niamba, Laurent Ouédraogo and Annie Robert  

May 2015

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) clinical trial activity on the African Continent: An analysis of HIV/AIDS trials registered on the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry

The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic is a major public health problem which poses a significant threat to livelihoods and social security in resource-poor countries due to the rapid spread of the infection amongst individuals at the prime of their productive age. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by HIV/AIDS with an estimated 24.7 million people living...

Author(s): Elizabeth D. Pienaar, Amber Abrams and Tamara Kredo