Experiences of Informal Female Caregivers Providing Care for People Living With HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 481-493

  Pallangyo, Eunice ^a   Mayers, Pat ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; care burden; HIV; informal caregivers; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TANZANIA;

EID: 71649086157     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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