@article{ref1,
title="Factors Associated With the Self-Reported Health Status of Female Caregivers of AIDS Patients",
journal="Western journal of nursing research",
year="2008",
author="Kipp, Walter and Matukala Nkosi, Thomas",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="20-33",
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.<p />",
language="",
issn="0193-9459",
doi="10.1177/0193945907302979",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945907302979"
}