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Akinyemi, O. O., Owoaje, E. T., Popoola, O. A., & Ilesanmi, O. S. (2012). Quality of life and associated factors among adults in a community in South west Nigeria. Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine, 10(2), 34-9.
Akinyemi, O O, et al. "Quality of life and associated factors among adults in a community in South west Nigeria." Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine vol. 10,2 (2012): 34-9.
Akinyemi OO, Owoaje ET, Popoola OA, Ilesanmi OS. Quality of life and associated factors among adults in a community in South west Nigeria. Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2012 Dec;10(2):34-9. PMID: 25161411; PMCID: PMC4111053.
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Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2012 Dec;10(2):34-9.

Quality of life and associated factors among adults in a community in South west Nigeria.

Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine

O O Akinyemi, E T Owoaje, O A Popoola, O S Ilesanmi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
  2. Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan. ; Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.

PMID: 25161411 PMCID: PMC4111053

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure in the assessment of population well being and health status. However despite locally validated measuring tools, little is known about the quality of life and associated factors in Nigerian adults.

OBJECTIVE: This study therefore aimed to assess QoL and contributory factors among adults residing in a sub urban Nigerian community.

METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 527 adults, in Oru community was conducted. An interviewer-administered questionnaire adapted from the WHO quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used to obtain information from respondents. Associations were explored with the chi square test; multivariate analysis was done with logistic regression at 5% level of significance.

RESULTS: Respondents mean age was 33.3 ±8.1 years. In all, 46.5 % were currently married or cohabiting. Christianity was the dominant religion, 72.7%. In all, 81.6% had good QoL. Predictors of good QoL were respondents less than 25 years [OR: 3.5 (1.264-9.508)], having educational level that is secondary and above [OR: 4.2 (1.810-9.762)]. Being Unemployed [OR: 1.9 (1.099- 3.351)], living in flats and other bigger apartments [OR: 1.8 (1.121- 3.04)], currently ill [OR: 3.7 (2.096- 6.509)], and lack of involvement in religious activities [OR: 3.1 (1.166- 8.045)] were also shown to be predictors of good QoL.

CONCLUSION: The majority of those evaluated had good QoL. Further surveys involving larger samples sizes are required to explore the QoL in distinct sub-populations and in currently ill patients to strengthen the results of this study.

Keywords: Nigeria; health; quality of life; well-being.

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