Quality of life and its predictors among Pakistani head of household in district Abbottabad, Pakistan

Fahad Saqib Lodhi (), Unaib Rabbani (), Adeel Ahmed Khan (), Saadia Irum () and Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni ()
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Fahad Saqib Lodhi: Women Medical and Dental College
Unaib Rabbani: Ministry of Health
Adeel Ahmed Khan: Ministry of Health
Saadia Irum: Ayub Medical College
Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2020, vol. 54, issue 4, No 3, 1129-1143

Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) and its predictors among male and female heads of household in Pakistan. A population-based cross-sectional study in all 52 Union Councils of District Abbottabad, Pakistan was conducted from March 2015 to August 2015. Multi-stage cluster sampling technique was used to enroll 747 head of household from the study sample. Quality of life was assessed through standardized and validated Urdu version of World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) and Social capital was assessed through World Bank Social Capital Questionnaire (SC-IQ). Descriptive and inferential analyses were done to measure the levels of QOL domains. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were developed to explore the association between the presence of a better QOL domain and other socio-demographic factors among heads of household in Pakistan. Mean scores (± standard deviation) for physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental health domain were 64.21 ± 15.37, 67.75 ± 14.76, 72.37 ± 16.74 and 55.50 ± 14.56 respectively among the Pakistani heads of households. Overall QOL score for all domains was 64.96 ± 12.07. Males had higher score in psychological, social and environmental domains than female heads (p

Keywords: Head of household; Quality of life (QOL); WHOQOL-BREF; Abbottabad; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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