Intervention of Floor Aerobics Exercise on Hematological Characteristics of People Living with HIV/AIDS, the Case of Yetessfa Bisrat Miskir Association, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Yenehun Taye

doi:10.11648/j.sjcm.20160504.11

Abstract

There is much scientific evidence that indicates that physical exercise training is not only appropriate but also warranted for patients with HIV/AIDS. This was study carried out to identify the Intervention of floor aerobic exercise on hematological characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) users. A convenience sample of 52 subjects (26 male and 26 female participants) between the age of 30 and 50 years (mean 38.6) were participated with a minimum of 28 and maximum 36 sessions. The study aimed to compare of the results before and after exercise of the study subjects and also with respect to sex difference. The results were assessed one pre exercise test and three post exercise tests for three continuous months. T-test analysis was used to test significant differences between Pre Exercise Test Result (PETR) and Post Exercise Test Result (POETR) of components of hematological results. The mean comparison of hematological count of PETR compared with POETR within them and in terms of sex difference has shown that significantly difference at the probability level of 5%. The higher mean value of WBC, MCV, MCH and MCHC obtained by females and the remaining hematological parameters highest mean value of RBC, HGB, HCT, RDW, PCT, PLT, MPV, PCT and PDW obtained by males at PEOTR with compared to PETR value. These findings suggest that increasing duration, frequency, modality and intensity of floor aerobics exercise might have beneficial effects on immunity induction in people with HIV/AIDS.

Highlights

There is much scientific evidence that indicates that physical exercise training is appropriate and warranted for patients with HIV/AIDS
General Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the intervention of floor aerobics exercise on hematological characteristics of people living with HIV /AIDS at Dire Dawa City Administration
Hematological Results of Total Study Subjects Before and after carried out floor aerobic exercise, the changes of blood property tested: The mean comparison of White blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), plateletcrit (PCT), platelet (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet cell distribution width (PDW) (Table 1) of PET and POET one, two and three (POET-1, 2 and 3); Pass Sign-test, P < 0.05. It showed that floor aerobics exercise has a significant effect on blood property test values; among them multiple blood property test values were all on the rise after the participants executed floor aerobics exercise

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Introduction

There is much scientific evidence that indicates that physical exercise training is appropriate and warranted for patients with HIV/AIDS. Exercise can positively affect many aspects of the physical and mental health of HIV-infected patients. No cure or vaccine has been found to prevent this disease and the resultant morbidity and mortality. Therapies, such as steroid and growth hormone administration, are effective in treating HIV related symptoms, but with serious side effects and increased cost [4]. The most commonly used of which is therapeutic exercise, are currently being explored to deal with symptoms and complications of chronic HIV infection without the unwanted side effects [5]

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