Assessing Women Caregiving Role to People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, West Africa
Assessing Women Caregiving Role to People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, West Africa
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10.1177/2158244017692013
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2017-03-21
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Akpan, Margaret I.
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Asuquo, Ekaete Francis;Etowa, Josephine B.;Akpan, Margaret I.
艾滋病毒/艾滋病祸害在撒哈拉以南非洲的大多数国家仍然很高，例如尼日利亚，那里有大约330万艾滋病毒阳性患者，是仅次于南非的全球第二大艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理、治疗和需求负担。抗逆转录病毒治疗方案虽然是可喜的发展，但也增加了患有这种慢性疾病的人数，其中大多数人依靠家庭成员提供身体和精神上的支持。尼日利亚的传统性别规范合法地确保妇女和女孩是照顾角色的第一选择。这种强制性的角色反过来又给尼日利亚卡拉巴尔的女性家庭成员的生活带来了心理社会的破坏。本描述性研究采用便捷抽样技术，采用Zarit Burden访谈量表和半结构化问卷进行数据收集（260人），采用SPSS16.0软件进行数据分析。研究表明，参与提供护理的妇女比例（91%）显著（p < 0.05），包括10岁及以上的儿童。照顾者得到的社会支持很少，这增加了他们的负担。倡导制定政策，承认和支持女性照护者（无声的基石），以减轻尼日利亚艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者的负担，并确保他们获得高质量的照护。
HIV/AIDS scourge remains high in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa such as Nigeria, which is home to about 3.3 million HIV positive individuals and represents the second largest burden of HIV/AIDS care, treatment and demand worldwide after South Africa. Anti-retroviral treatment options though a welcome development, has increased the number of people living with this chronic illness, and most of them depend on family members for physical and emotional support. Traditional gender norms in Nigeria ensure that legitimately, women and girls are the first options for caregiving roles. This mandatory role has in turn imposed psychosocial disruption in the lives of female family members in Calabar, Nigeria. This descriptive study utilized convenient sampling technique, Zarit Burden Interview scale and semistructured questionnaires for data collection (260 respondents), and data analyses were achieved using SPSS16.0. The study showed that a significant (p < .05) proportion of women (91%) were involved in providing care, including children from 10 years and above. Caregivers had minimal social support which increased the burden they experienced. The need for policy that recognizes and supports female caregivers (silent cornerstone) to reduce burden and ensure high quality care of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria is advocated.