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HIV patients benefit from a longstanding free-service national programme in Cameroon, and this could considerably alleviate burden of care on HIV caregivers, possibly leading to better quality of life (QoL) in HIV caregivers compared to SCD caregivers. Our study aimed to compare the QoL between caregivers of children and adolescents with SCD and HIV and explore factors associated with this QoL in Cameroon. Methods and Materials. We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional analytic study at Douala Laquintinie Hospital from February to May 2023. A questionnaire was administered to caregivers of paediatric patients (\u226418\u2009years) with SCD and HIV. The Pediatrics Quality of Life-Family Impact Module (PedsQL FIM), the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and the 9-item Patient Health Question (PHQ-9) tools were used as measures of quality of life, anxiety, and depression, respectively. Multivariable linear regression was used to determine factors associated with quality of life. A significance level was set at <jats:inline-formula><a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><a:mi>p<\/a:mi><a:mo>&lt;<\/a:mo><a:mn>0.05<\/a:mn><\/a:math><\/jats:inline-formula>. Results. We included 199 caregivers: SCD\u2009=\u2009104 and HIV\u2009=\u200995. The mean age of caregivers in our sample was 40.47\u2009\u00b1\u200910.18\u2009years. Caregivers of paediatric patients with HIV had a better mean quality of life than SCD (93.01\u2009\u00b1\u20097.35SD versus 64.86\u2009\u00b1\u20099.20SD, <jats:inline-formula><c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><c:mi>p<\/c:mi><c:mo>&lt;<\/c:mo><c:mn>0.001<\/c:mn><\/c:math><\/jats:inline-formula>). PHQ-9 score (B\u2009=\u2009\u22121.52, 95% CI\u2009=\u2009[-2.08; \u22120.96], <jats:inline-formula><e:math xmlns:e=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><e:mi>p<\/e:mi><e:mo>=<\/e:mo><e:mo>&lt;<\/e:mo><e:mn>0.001<\/e:mn><\/e:math><\/jats:inline-formula>), GAD-7 score (B\u2009=\u2009\u22121.46, 95% CI\u2009=\u2009[-2.09; \u22120.83], <jats:inline-formula><g:math xmlns:g=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><g:mi>p<\/g:mi><g:mo>=<\/g:mo><g:mo>&lt;<\/g:mo><g:mn>0.001<\/g:mn><\/g:math><\/jats:inline-formula>), spending less than 75 000 FCFA on medications monthly (B\u2009=\u200912.13, 95% CI\u2009=\u2009[5.73; 18.94], <jats:inline-formula><i:math xmlns:i=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><i:mi>p<\/i:mi><i:mo>=<\/i:mo><i:mo>&lt;<\/i:mo><i:mn>0.001<\/i:mn><\/i:math><\/jats:inline-formula>), and being a SCD caregiver (B\u2009=\u2009\u221211.62, 95% CI\u2009=\u2009[-18.46; \u22124.78], <jats:inline-formula><k:math xmlns:k=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><k:mi>p<\/k:mi><k:mo>=<\/k:mo><k:mn>0.001<\/k:mn><\/k:math><\/jats:inline-formula>) were factors independently associated with quality of life on multivariable analysis. Conclusion. Quality of life is lower in caregivers of children and adolescents with SCD than with HIV. Preventing depression and anxiety as well as advocating for the subsidization of medications through a national SCD program may improve quality of life in SCD caregivers.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2024\/4429541","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,7]],"date-time":"2024-03-07T00:00:09Z","timestamp":1709769609000},"page":"1-11","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploring Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease and HIV: A Comparative Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2024","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0451-6616","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Charlotte Eposse","family":"Ekoube","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"},{"name":"Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dora Mbonjo","family":"Bitsie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Erero F.","family":"Njiengwe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4058-3509","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Edgar Mandeng","family":"Ma Linwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Eyoum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ritha Mbono","family":"Betoko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"},{"name":"Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeannette Disso","family":"Massako","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emmanuel Heles","family":"Nsang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abba","family":"Soumaiyatou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Callixte Tegueu","family":"Kuate","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jpepsy\/jsaa021"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.11604\/pamj.2022.41.97.29629"},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4236\/ojped.2021.113047"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amepre.2011.09.013"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/jbm.s406196"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10897-013-9630-2"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/ncm.0000000000000260"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40795-022-00650-4"},{"key":"9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3324\/haematol.11610"},{"key":"10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2333794x211003622"},{"key":"11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4102\/phcfm.v4i1.380"},{"article-title":"Global HIV & AIDS statistics\u2014fact sheet","year":"2024","author":"UNAIDS","key":"12"},{"article-title":"EGPAF in Cameroon","year":"2021","author":"ElizabethGlaser Pediatric Aids Foundation","key":"13"},{"article-title":"Cameroon national strategic plan for fight against HIV\/AIDS and STIs 2021-2023","year":"2023","author":"Ministry of Public Health Cameroon","key":"14"},{"key":"15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7860\/jcdr\/2016\/20076.7865"},{"key":"16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-020-8435-0"},{"key":"17","article-title":"Quality of life","volume-title":"StatPearls. 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