title: Factors associated with the self-reported health status of female caregivers of AIDS patients.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted on women who were family caregivers of spouses with AIDS, living in the Bumbu Zone, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Eighty caregivers were randomly selected from a client visitation list of the home-based care program for AIDS patients. A semistructured questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews. A self-reported health status score was calculated using five items from the questionnaire. The self-reported health of female caregivers indicates poor health. Lower caregiver health is associated with lower income, rented accommodation, little support, and stigmatization of the caregiver by relatives.
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta. walter.kipp@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kipp
authors.forename: Thomas Matukala
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nkosi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006304:Health Status; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013240:Stereotyping; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*