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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
HIV/AIDS has been found to be a challenging disease to humanity, its challenge spin-offs falling especially on to the caregivers of those infected and affected by the virus. This paper aims to discuss the challenges influencing the state of caregiving in the Kanye community home-based care (CHBC) programme in Botswana. The study was qualitative in design and explorative in nature, involving 82 primary caregivers in focus group discussions, and 5 CHBC nurses in individual interviews. Caregivers were found challenged by lack of community networks support, inadequate sanitary and care packages, poor shelter compromising privacy, inadequate income and food for their clients, inadequate care motivation as their volunteerism does not attract any payment, inadequate health personnel to offer psychosocial support like counselling, and an unconducive caring environment generally. Putting in place policies to redress caregivers' poverty, helping caregivers start income-generating projects, increasing community assistance and caregiving facilities are recommended as factors to address caregiver challenges.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1813-4424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
24-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Anti-HIV Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Botswana, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Caregivers, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Food Supply, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Health Services Needs and Demand, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Home Nursing, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Malnutrition, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Motivation, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Poverty, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Quality Assurance, Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Social Support, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Terminal Care, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Terminally Ill, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Voluntary Workers, pubmed-meshheading:19399313-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Challenges impacting on the quality of care to persons living with HIV/AIDS and other terminal illnesses with reference to Kanye community home-based care programme.
pubmed:affiliation
Skill Share International. smkangethe@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article