Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Study of care giver burden in persons living with HIV-A cross sectional study

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1Dr. Shazia Hamid, 2Dr. Amir Suhail Mintoo, 3Dr. Rekha Rani, 4Dr.Joginder Singh

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Background: The main aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of caregiver burden among the family members of persons living with HIV. Methods: A cross sectional hospital based study was conducted at ART PLUS centre GMC Jammu, over a period of 1 year from November 2018 to October 2019 after IEC permission. Written and Informed consent was obtained from each participant and predesigned and valid questionnaire was administered to each participant. During the interview, caregivers were asked about their demographics, including gender, age, educational status, employment status, marital status and annual income. Caregivers were asked about their level of caregiver burden through ZARIT QUESTIONNAIRE

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