| dc.contributor.author | Reddy, Preshani | |
| dc.contributor.author | Frantz, Jose M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-10T08:01:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-10T08:01:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Reddy, P. & Frantz, J.M. (2017). The quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected
women post-caesarean section delivery. Health SA Gesondheid, 22: 87-92 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1025-9848 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2615 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.09.006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | There 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. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © 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/). | |
| dc.subject | Caesarean section delivery | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
| dc.subject | Postnatal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Quality of life | en_US |
| dc.title | The quality of life of HIV-infected and non-infected women post-caesarean section delivery | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.privacy.showsubmitter | FALSE | |
| dc.status.ispeerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.description.accreditation | DHET | en_US |
