Care givers’ opinion on home based care services provided to people living with HIV/AIDS in Monduli, Tanzania

The attitude of home based care givers as far as provision of care services and support to people living with HIV/AIDS is determined by their knowledge of the disease. Correct understanding of HIV/AIDS helps to remove the myths and blame about the disease. The purpose of this study was to determining the attitude of care givers on home based care services when provided to female and male people living with HIV/AIDS. It involved a sample of 59 care givers. Results revealed no significant difference at P≥0.05 of attitude between the male and female care givers. Majority (86.4%) of the care givers had positive and gender neutral attitude towards provision of home based care services to both of their male and female clients, though they still hold that family property should be managed by male members of the family. This, therefore, implies that more gender training be provided to the care givers.