Abstract

It has been observed that people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment have a poor health-related quality of life in Nigeria and previous studies have not adequately addressed this and its influencing factors. Thus, this study examined meaning in life and social connectedness as correlates of health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment in Oyo State of Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design of correlational type, and structured questionnaires were used to gather data from selected people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment. The study adopted a multistage sampling procedure: A simple random sampling technique was used to select four (4) clinics that attend to people living with HIV/AIDS, and four hundred and forty-four (444) people living with HIV/AIDS that participated in the study were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The data collected was analyzed and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that there was a significant relationship between meaning in life (r=.137, p<0.05) and social connectedness (r=.248, p<0.05) positively and significantly correlated with health-related quality of life. The result also revealed that meaning in life and social connectedness had a significant joint influence on health-related quality of life (F(2,441)= 15.314; p<0.05.Adj.R2=.161). Further analysis revealed that social connectedness (􀁅=0.263; t = 4.292; p<0.05) and meaning in life (􀁅=0.227; t = 4.666; p<0.05) made a significant independent contribution to health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study concluded that meaning in life and social connectedness contributed to the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment in Oyo State.