Abstract

EVALUATION OF HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE DECISION MAKING IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

Ekene Pauline Anugha-Ugochukwu***, Kenneth Agu, Chinekwu Osondu***, Daniel Chinenyeike Offie*, Philip Imohi and Olajide Stephen Kolawole

ABSTRACT

Background: Poor involvement of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in health care decisions can result in negative outcomes which delay the attainment of the UNAIDS 95-95-95- goal. This study aimed at assessing the perception of PLHIV on their involvement, preferences and factors that affect their involvement in decisions pertaining to their health. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 423 patients living with HIV from the selected 7 treatment sites in Ekiti State, Nigeria. An adapted and pretested questionnaire from the nine-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire was used to collect the responses from participants. A simple random sampling was used to select the respondents. Data entries and analysis were done using SPSS version 24. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize quantitative variables while measures of association were done using Chi-square. Binary and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to assess the effect of the significant factor on shared decision-making preference. A p-value

Keywords: Evaluation, HIV-positive patients, patients’ involvement, healthcare decision making.