Explaining perceived ability among older people to provide care as a result of HIV and AIDS in South Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-408

  Boon, Hermien ^a,b   James, Shegs ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   Van Den Borne, Bart ^b   Williams, Eka ^c   Reddy, Priscilla ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Care giving; HIV; Older people; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GRANDCHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELAXATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77951678748     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903202921     Document Type: Article

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