Economic burden and mental health of primary caregivers of perinatally HIV infected adolescents from Kilifi, Kenya

Economic burden and mental health of primary caregivers of perinatally HIV infected adolescents from Kilifi, Kenya

Abstract Background Eighty per cent of perinatally HIV infected (PHI) adolescents live in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), a setting also characterized by huge economic disparities. Caregiving is crucial to the management of chronic illness such as HIV/AIDS, but the economic costs and mental disorders born...

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Main Authors: Patrick V. Katana, Amina Abubakar, Moses K. Nyongesa, Derrick Ssewanyana, Paul Mwangi, Charles R. Newton, Julie Jemutai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
HIV/AIDs
Economic burden
Adolescents
Caregivers
Mental health
Depressive symptoms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8435-0

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