Gender Differences in Health Related Quality of Life among People Living with HIV on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Mekelle Town, Northern Ethiopia

Table 2

Gender difference in mean score of health related QOL domains of PLHIV on HAART in public health institutions, Mekelle town, Ethiopia, 2012.

Domains	-test
	Mean ± SD; Female ( = 250)	Mean ± SD; Male ( = 244)		value^a
Physical	15.90 ± 2.95	16.44 ± 2.76	−2.08	0.037^∗∗
Psychological	15.54 ± 2.44	16.06 ± 2.47	−2.35	0.01^∗
Level of independence	14.01 ± 2.86	14.60 ± 2.69	−2.37	0.01^∗
Social relationships	13.14 ± 2.93	13.50 ± 2.71	−1.43	0.15
Environment	14.08 ± 2.43	14.51 ± 2.41	−1.98	0.04^∗
Spiritual/personal belief	16.41 ± 3.09	17.03 ± 2.74	−2.37	0.018^∗∗
Overall HRQOL	3.96 ± 0.91	4.11 ± 0.85	−1.94	0.05^∗
General health perception	4.08 ± 3.52	4.27 ± 0.79	−2.53	0.01^∗

values of independent test, < 0.05, and < 0.001.