Qualidade de vida dos portadores de HIV/AIDS no extremo norte do Brasil

Objective: To evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) of HIV / AIDS patients living in the state of Roraima and this impact on the health-disease process. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional research, of quantitative character, with 70 participants, between 18 and 65 years old.  Two questionnaires were applied, a sociodemographic and the WHOQOL-120 HIV specific to assess the QoL of HIV / AIDS patients. The inferential analysis of the data was performed using the Student's T test. Results: It was found that in the domains of Level of Independence, Social Relations, Environment and Spirituality/Religiosity/Beliefs, participants who earn more than one minimum wage have better QoL scores. It was analyzed that the participants who had an undetectable viral load, presented better QoL in relation to the psychological domain. A higher prevalence of HIV / AIDS was also observed in male participants. Conclusion: It is observed that financial issues influence the quality of life of this population despite major advances related to improving the quality of treatment and also of health services. It is concluded that quality of life involves not only the biological characteristics of the disease, but a multitude of factors that directly influence the prognosis and response to treatment.