Estimating the cost of care giving on caregivers for people living with HIV and AIDS in Botswana: A cross-sectional study

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ama, Njoku O ^a   Seloilwe, Esther S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952108260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-14     Document Type: Article

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