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Citation |
Kipp W, Matukala Nkosi T. West. J. Nurs. Res. 2008; 30(1): 20-33. |
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(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
A cross-sectional study was conducted on women who were family caregivers of spouses with AIDS, living in the Bumbu Zone, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Eighty caregivers were randomly selected from a client visitation list of the home-based care program for AIDS patients. A semistructured questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews. A self-reported health status score was calculated using five items from the questionnaire. The self-reported health of female caregivers indicates poor health. Lower caregiver health is associated with lower income, rented accommodation, little support, and stigmatization of the caregiver by relatives. |