Caring for the caregiver: Evaluation of support groups for guardians of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya

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

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 811-819

  Thurman, Tonya R ^a   Jarabi, Ben ^b   Rice, Janet ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; evaluation; Kenya; orphans and vulnerable children; support group

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, ORPHANED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863693144     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.644229     Document Type: Article

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