Study on the current status and influencing factors of social support for caregivers of de facto orphans in one city of Sichuan
Objective This study aimed to learn the current status of social support for caregivers of de facto orphans in one city of Sichuan,and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods From August to October 2022,the social support assessment scale was used to investigate 374 caregivers of de facto orphans in one city of Sichuan,and the logistic regression analysis was used to explore the primary factors influencing the social support of de facto orphan caregivers.Results The social support score of orphan caregivers was(26.94±5.09)points.The scores for all dimensions(subjective support,objective support,utilization of social support)and the total social support were lower than the national norms(t=58.413,15.146,28.696,51.396,P＜0.01).The results of the logistic regression analysis showed that compared to caregivers who provided care for de facto orphans alone,caregivers who received assistance had higher levels of subjective support(OR=2.26,95％CI:1.36-3.74),objective support(OR=2.29,95％CI:1.38-3.83),social support utilization(OR=2.05,95％CI:1.25-3.36),and total social support(OR=2.34,95％CI:1.42-3.85).Compared with caregivers with lower personal monthly income(0-＜500 yuan),caregivers in the middle(500-＜1 000 yuan)and upper(≥1 000 yuan)levels have higher levels of subjective support(middle:OR=3.91,95％CI:2.36-6.49;upper:OR=4.61,95％CI:2.60-8.19),objective support(middle:OR=3.85,95％CI:2.28-6.50;upper:OR=4.33,95％CI:2.40-7.81),and total social support(middle:OR=2.22,95％CI:1.35-3.64;upper:OR=3.94,95％CI:2.19-7.08).Furthermore,compared with caring for 1 de facto orphan,caregivers who cared for more than 1 de facto orphan had lower levels of objective support(OR=0.50,95％CI:0.31-0.81).Additionally,caregivers living in rural areas had higher social support utilization than those living in urban areas(OR=2.11,95％CI:1.13-3.94).Conclusions The level of social support for caregivers of de facto orphan caregivers in Nanchong is relatively low.Efforts should be made to increase support for caregivers with financial difficulties and those caring for de facto orphans alone,so as to improve the level of social support for caregivers.
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