Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Factors influencing quality of life of people living with HIV in Estonia: a cross-sectional survey | Journal of the International AIDS Society BioMed Central Research Factors influencing quality of life of people living with HIV in Estonia a cross-sectional survey Kristi Ruutel 1 2 Heti Pisarev2 Helle-Mai Loit3 and Anneli Uuskula2 Address Department of Illegal Drug Use and Infectious Diseases Prevention National Institute for Health Development Tallinn Estonia 2Department of Public Health University of Tartu Tartu Estonia and 3Department of Chronic Diseases National Institute for Health Development Tallinn Estonia Email Kristi Ruutel - Heti Helle-Mai Loit - Anneli Corresponding author Open Access Published 16 July 2009 Received 3 December 2008 Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009 12 13 doi 1758-2652-12-13 Accepted 16 July 2009 This article is available from http content 12 1 13 2009 Ruutel et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background Identification of factors that determine quality of life is important in order to better tailor health and social care services and thereby improve the functioning and well being of people living with HIV. The estimated number of people living with HIV in eastern Europe and central Asia is million. Little is known about the quality of life of people living with HIV in this region. The main purpose of the present study was to identify the factors influencing quality of life in a sample of HIV-infected persons in Estonia. Methods A convenient sample of 451 patients attending three infectious diseases clinics for routine HIV clinical care visits
