Data Catalog

q8045 - Q8045: Knowledge

As a result of providing care, or the increase in providing care, over the last 12 months, how much difficulty have you had with:knowing and providing the correct care for health problems for this person(s) (for example, knowing the best treatment, getting access to medicines (like anti-retrovirals), knowing how to protect yourself, as the caregiver, from getting the illness/disease)?

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q8046 - Q8046: Stigma

As a result of providing care, or the increase in providing care, over the last 12 months, how much difficulty have you had with:experiencing stigma or problems as a result of or associated with the illness or death (that is, have you been treated differently or poorly by the community, friends or family members outside your household)?

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q8047 - Q8047: Your access to health care

Think about the care you have given to the ill household member(s) or to the orphaned child(ren) in your home over the last 12 months and think about your own health. Because of this caregiving, how often have you been going to seek medical care or consultation or check ups for your own health? Have you been going more than you used to, less than you used or has it stayed about the same?

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q8004a - Q8004: Member number

Please tell me about the adults needing and receiving care. Person (HH member) number from Section 0400: HH Roster - or row number from WHS HH roster. For adults not on either roster, enter 66, 67, 68 or 69.

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q8005a - Q8005: Alive or dead?

Is this adult alive or dead? 1 = alive; 2 = dead

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q8005aa - Q8005a: Relationship

What is your relationship to this person? The person is/was your… 02=Spouse/partner; 03=Daughter/Son; 04=Daughter- or Son-in-law; 05=Grandchild; 06=Parent; 07=Parent-in-law; 08=Brother/Sister; 11= Other relative, adult (e.g. cousin); 12=Not related, Adult

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q8006a - Q8006: Reason needing care/why dead?

Why does/did this person need care or support?* OR Why did this person die?* 01 = HIV/AIDS related 02 = Other health-related reason 87 = Other reason (not health-related)

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q8007a - Q8007: Main care provider

Who is or was the main person providing care for this adult? Is it you yourself, someone else in this household, or someone outside of this household?** 1=Respondent ..…è Q8009 2=Someone else in HH 3=Someone outside HH

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q8008a - Q8008: Other care provider

Even if you were not the main caregiver, did/do you provide care or support to this person? 1=Yes 2=No .…è next person or Q8013 if last person.

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q8009a - Q8009: Duration of caregiving

For how long have/had you been providing care? (over the last 12 months) 1 = Less than 30 days 2 = 1 to 3 months 3 = More than 3 months but less than 6 months 4 = 6 months or more

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