Caring for people with HIV in Zambia: Are traditional healers and formal health workers willing to work together?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-491

  Burnett, A ^a,b,d   Baggaley, R ^b,c   Ndovi MacMillan, M ^b   Sulwe, J ^b   Hang'omba, B ^b   Bennett, J ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Kara Counselling and Training Trust   (Zambia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM; TEAMWORK; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINIC ACTIVITIES; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; EDUCATION; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; MEDICINE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH REPORT; TRADITIONAL HEALERS; TRAINING ACTIVITIES; TRAINING PROGRAMS; TREATMENT; VIRAL DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0032788658     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129947875     Document Type: Article

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