Transitions in caregiving and health dynamics of caregivers for people with AIDS: A prospective study of caregivers in nairobi slums, Kenya

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 678-700

  Chepngeno Langat, Gloria ^a   Evandrou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caregiving impact; HIV programs; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVING IMPACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HIV PROGRAMS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TIME;

CAREGIVING IMPACT; HIV PROGRAMS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879226410     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313488164     Document Type: Article

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