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Socioeconomic differentials between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers: is there a selection effect? A case of older people living in Nairobi City

Socioeconomic differentials between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers: is there a selection effect? A case of older people living in Nairobi City
Socioeconomic differentials between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers: is there a selection effect? A case of older people living in Nairobi City
This article seeks to investigate the association between caregiving to someone with an HIV-related illness and the socioeconomic status of the caregiver using a population-based survey of 1,587 older people living in Nairobi slums. Findings indicate significant differences in living arrangements, wealth, income, and expenditure between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers. HIV caregivers lived in larger households and were also more likely to live in households with a large number of children younger than the age of 15 years. Whereas a high proportion of HIV caregivers were ranked highly in terms of wealth status, differences in per capita income and expenditure were not significant when household size and other confounders were accounted for. The financial costs associated with caring for someone with a chronic illness and the reliance on family members with financial ability for material support, a common feature of African extended family systems, may account for the relative economic advantage of HIV caregivers
hiv/aids, caregiving, older people, sub-saharan africa, urbanization, economic well-being
0164-0275
67-96
Chepngeno-Langat, Gloria
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Falkingham, Jane
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Madise, Nyovani J.
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Evandrou, Maria
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Madise, Nyovani J.
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Chepngeno-Langat, Gloria, Falkingham, Jane, Madise, Nyovani J. and Evandrou, Maria (2009) Socioeconomic differentials between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers: is there a selection effect? A case of older people living in Nairobi City. Research on Aging, 32 (1), 67-96. (doi:10.1177/0164027509348116).

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This article seeks to investigate the association between caregiving to someone with an HIV-related illness and the socioeconomic status of the caregiver using a population-based survey of 1,587 older people living in Nairobi slums. Findings indicate significant differences in living arrangements, wealth, income, and expenditure between HIV caregivers and noncaregivers. HIV caregivers lived in larger households and were also more likely to live in households with a large number of children younger than the age of 15 years. Whereas a high proportion of HIV caregivers were ranked highly in terms of wealth status, differences in per capita income and expenditure were not significant when household size and other confounders were accounted for. The financial costs associated with caring for someone with a chronic illness and the reliance on family members with financial ability for material support, a common feature of African extended family systems, may account for the relative economic advantage of HIV caregivers

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Published date: January 2009
Keywords: hiv/aids, caregiving, older people, sub-saharan africa, urbanization, economic well-being

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Local EPrints ID: 71058
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/71058
ISSN: 0164-0275
PURE UUID: f34421b9-2705-48a7-ae76-f2c66339a59f
ORCID for Gloria Chepngeno-Langat: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-363X
ORCID for Jane Falkingham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7135-5875
ORCID for Nyovani J. Madise: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-5295
ORCID for Maria Evandrou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-9358

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Date deposited: 14 Jan 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:51

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Author: Jane Falkingham ORCID iD
Author: Nyovani J. Madise ORCID iD
Author: Maria Evandrou ORCID iD

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