On the periphery of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on stress as experienced by caregivers in a child residential care facility in South Africa
Few researchers have investigated how female caregivers of institutionalised children, especially those affected by HIV and AIDS, experience stress. The role played by caregivers cannot be overemphasised; yet caregivers who work in institutions caring for orphaned and/or abandoned children affected...
Main Authors: | Kesh Mohangi, Chereen Pretorius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | SAHARA-J |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2017.1389300 |
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