Quality of life among HIV-infected college students among men who have sex with men / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the quality of life and its influencing factors among HIV-infected college students among men who have sex with men (MSM), so as to provide the evidence for improving the quality of life among HIV-infected MSM college students.@*Methods@#HIV-infected MSM college students were sampled from those with follow-up management by Shaanxi, Chongqing and Guangdong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using a convenience sampling method, and participants' demographics, AIDS-related knowledge, attitude and practice were collected using questionnaire surveys. The scores for physical, psychological, social and environmental domains, and the overall quality of life were measured using the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF), and their influencing factors were identified using a multivariable linear regression model.