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The prevalence of informal caregiving to persons with aids in the United States: Caregiver characteristics and their implications

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  • Turner, Heather A.
  • Catania, Joseph A.
  • Gagnon, John

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Based on U.S. national (N = 2673) and central cities (N = 8263) probability samples, this paper: (1) presents estimates of the proportion of the United States population that has provided informal care to persons with AIDS; (2) identifies socio-demographic characteristics of 'typical' AIDS caregivers in the U.S.; and (3) discusses social, economic and health-related implications of informal caregiving to persons with AIDS. Results indicate that 5.0% of all adults age 18-75 living within central cities and 3.2% of the entire adult U.S. population have provided care to a friend, relative or lover with AIDS. Although caregivers are distributed throughout different age and ethnic groups, the majority of caregivers are younger (

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  • Turner, Heather A. & Catania, Joseph A. & Gagnon, John, 1994. "The prevalence of informal caregiving to persons with aids in the United States: Caregiver characteristics and their implications," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 38(11), pages 1543-1552, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:38:y:1994:i:11:p:1543-1552
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    1. Bell, David C. & Richard, Alan J. & Montoya, Isaac D. & Elwood, William N. & Goush, Soumen N. & Matta, Benjamin N., 1998. "Social network utility and the economics of risk: the case of HIV," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 195-205, January.
    2. Wight, Richard G. & Aneshensel, Carol S. & Murphy, Debra A. & Miller-Martinez, Dana & Beals, Kristin P., 2006. "Perceived HIV stigma in AIDS caregiving dyads," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 62(2), pages 444-456, January.
    3. Kenneth Wachter & John Knodel & Mark Vanlandingham, 2002. "Aids and the elderly of thailand: projecting familial impacts," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 39(1), pages 25-41, February.

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