You can be a source of support to someone with HIV/AIDS.
Partner/Family Member/Loved One
Understanding HIV/AIDS
An HIV diagnosis can cause significant stress for your loved one and for you as a member of his or her support system. If you are going to be helping someone living with HIV, you need to understand the basic facts about HIV and AIDS — including how it is, and is NOT, transmitted. For more information, see CDC’s Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home.
Support and Resources
People living with HIV/AIDS may experience feelings of hopelessness, depression, stress, and anxiety—and you may experience those things too, as a caregiver. These feelings can come and go rapidly for both of you. It’s very important for both you and your loved one to have support. Check with your local AIDS service organizations to find caregiver support resources.
Last revised: 10/11/2010
Frequently Asked Questions
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Fact Sheets & Print Materials
- Office on Women’s Health – Frequently Asked Questions: Caregiver Stress
Additional Resources
- CDC - Living with HIV/AIDS
Although HIV is serious, people with HIV are living longer, healthier lives today, thanks to new and effective treatments. This booklet is for people living with HIV/AIDS and provides information to help people live longer and healthier lives. - HRSA - A Clinical Guide on Supportive and Palliative Care for People with HIV/AIDS: Chapter 20—Care for the Caregiver
- CDC - Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home
- CDC - Cuidado de personas con sida en el hogar
- The Body - Helping Friends or Relatives With HIV/AIDS
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