TY - JOUR
T1 - Resilience among older caregivers in rural Namibia
T2 - The role of financial status, social support and health
AU - Kalomo, Eveline Ndii
AU - Lee, Kyoung Hag
AU - Lightfoot, Elizabeth
AU - Freeman, Rachel
N1 - Funding Information:
To measure the financial status of caregivers, this study employed monthly household income, pension, government grants, and employment status as a proxy for financial status.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/8/18
Y1 - 2018/8/18
N2 - Background: Namibia has one of the highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rates and one of the highest rates of orphanhood in the world, and older caregivers provide much of the care to Namibians living with HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (UNAIDS, 2014). In this study, the authors explore how financial status, social support, and health were related to the resilience of caregivers caring for people affected by HIV and AIDS in rural northern Namibia, Africa. Method: Data were collected through a structured interview from (N = 147) caregivers from the Zambezi region. Results: Findings from this study show that employment and physical health were significantly associated with increased resilience in older caregivers. Discussion: Our findings point to the need for employment assistance and health services to improve the resilience of caregivers caring for people living with HIV and AIDS. We conclude that there is a need for more vigorous concerted efforts from public and private sector practitioners and policy makers to create more sustained formal employment opportunities and intervention programs aimed at improving the overall health of older HIV caregivers, especially those residing in rural HIV endemic communities in developing countries.
AB - Background: Namibia has one of the highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rates and one of the highest rates of orphanhood in the world, and older caregivers provide much of the care to Namibians living with HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (UNAIDS, 2014). In this study, the authors explore how financial status, social support, and health were related to the resilience of caregivers caring for people affected by HIV and AIDS in rural northern Namibia, Africa. Method: Data were collected through a structured interview from (N = 147) caregivers from the Zambezi region. Results: Findings from this study show that employment and physical health were significantly associated with increased resilience in older caregivers. Discussion: Our findings point to the need for employment assistance and health services to improve the resilience of caregivers caring for people living with HIV and AIDS. We conclude that there is a need for more vigorous concerted efforts from public and private sector practitioners and policy makers to create more sustained formal employment opportunities and intervention programs aimed at improving the overall health of older HIV caregivers, especially those residing in rural HIV endemic communities in developing countries.
KW - Africa
KW - caregivers
KW - employment
KW - health
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Resilience
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1080/01634372.2018.1467524
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2018.1467524
M3 - Article
C2 - 29683784
AN - SCOPUS:85045848414
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 61
SP - 605
EP - 622
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 6
ER -