RESUMEN
@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective.</strong> To assess the quality of life (QoL) and its determinants among Filipino People Living with HIV (PLHIV).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods.</strong> This is a cross-sectional analytical study. Adult Filipino PLHIV linked to the treatment hub of a tertiary government hospital in the Philippines were surveyed utilizing the WHOQOL-HIV BREF assessment tool. Other variables of interest were obtained from medical records. Linear regression analysis was applied.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results.</strong> A total of 341 HIV-seropositive patients were included. The median age was 32 years, and respondents were mostly male (93.55%). Majority had good general QoL (58.6%). Regression analysis showed that among the factors associated with good general QoL were: CD4 ? 200 cells/?L (p = 0.043), and ARV duration > 3 months (p = 0.022). Conversely, low education (p ? 0.001), poor treatment adherence (p ? 0.001), and presence of opportunistic infections (p ? 0.05) were associated with poor general QoL. Female sex (p = 0.025) and unemployment (p = 0.006) were associated with poor QoL in the environment and independence domains, respectively.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion.</strong> Most Filipino PLHIV have good QoL across all domains. While several factors were associated with good QoL including higher CD4 count and being on ARV for more than 3 months, presence of opportunistic infections, poor treatment adherence and low education were associated with poor QoL among patients with HIV infection.</p>