Family care in HIV/AIDS : exploring lived experience /

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Author / Creator:D'Cruz, Premilla.
Imprint:New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (218 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205721
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ISBN:9788132103264
8132103262
076193233X
9780761932338
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index.
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Summary:This book vividly describes family care in HIV/AIDS through the lived experiences of caregivers and care receivers. It contributes to our knowledge not only because of the contemporary relevance of family caregiving, but also because of its focus on HIV/AIDS which, being a relatively new disease, is little understood yet poses unique challenges due to its stigmatising, long-drawn, debilitating and terminal nature. Based on a study conducted in Mumbai, Family Care in HIV/AIDS captures the lived experiences of 10 caregivers and seven care receivers belonging to diverse socio-economic groups and.
Other form:Print version: D'Cruz, Premilla. Family care in HIV/AIDS. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2004 9780761932338