Family caregivers in rural Uganda: The hidden reality

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 856-871

  Kipp, Walter ^a   Tindyebwa, Denis ^b   Rubaale, Tom ^c   Karamagi, Ednah ^d   Bajenja, Ellen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Basic Health Services Project   (Uganda)

^d Kabarole Research and Resource Centre   (Uganda)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UGANDA;

EID: 36049041597     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701615275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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