Perceived Stress And Depression Among Caretakers Of Children Living With Cancer In Meru Central, Eastern Province, Kenya

Abstract This study was aimed at assessing the relationship between perceived stress and depressiCDn among caretakers of children living with cancer with the following objectives; First, to assess the caretakers perceived stress~ Secondly, to assess the level of depression among caretakers of children living with cancer and Thirdly, to establish the effect of perceived stress on depression among caretakers of children living with cancer. The study took both quantitative and qualitative approaches with interview and questionnaires as the research tools. The results indicate that there is no sig…