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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Glob. Womens Health
Sec. Sex and Gender Differences in Disease
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1471316
This article is part of the Research Topic Gender Inequalities, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Sustainable Development in the Global South View all 6 articles

Gender disparity in Health-Related Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A systematic review and metaanalysis

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Derara G. Tufa Derara G. Tufa 1*HABTEYES H. Tola HABTEYES H. Tola 1Hiwot D. Dissassa Hiwot D. Dissassa 1Leta A. Geleta Leta A. Geleta 1Erean S. Malka Erean S. Malka 1Addisu W. Tadesse Addisu W. Tadesse 1Feyiso B. Wariso Feyiso B. Wariso 2Getahun Fetensa Getahun Fetensa 3
  • 1 Public Health Department, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia
  • 2 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
  • 3 Department of Health Behavior and Society, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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    Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a key outcome indicator in antiretroviral therapy program. In Ethiopia, primary studies on gender disparity in HRQoL among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) are conflicting, with no pooled estimation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate gender disparity in HRQoL among PLHA in Ethiopia.Methods: Studies were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Embase, MEDLINE, Science Direct, HINARI, and PsycINFO were systematically searched. In addition, Google Scholar, Google, journal homepages, bibliographies, and universities' research repositories in the country were searched by combining keywords and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms with Boolean operators. Based on the primary study results, the average score of each domain was utilized as a cut-off point to classify HRQoL as poor or good. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist was used to assess study quality. A random-effects model was used to report the pooled estimates. Summary estimates are presented in forest plots and tables.The variation between studies was assessed using the Higgins heterogeneity test (I 2 ). Funnel plot, Begg's test, and Egger's test were used to assess publication bias. Data were extracted using Microsoft Excel and exported to STATA 17 (Corporation, College Station, TX, USA) for analysis. The search results were managed using the EndNote X7 software.

    Keywords: health-related quality of life, gender disparity, hiv/aids, Meta-analysis, Ethiopia

    Received: 27 Jul 2024; Accepted: 04 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Tufa, Tola, Dissassa, Geleta, Malka, Tadesse, Wariso and Fetensa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Derara G. Tufa, Public Health Department, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia

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