Nurses' experiences of delivering voluntary counseling and testing services for people with HIV/AIDS in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-262

  Mavhandu Mudzusi, Azwihangwisi H ^a   Netshandama, Vhonani O ^a   Davhana Maselesele, Mashudu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Nursing; South Africa; Voluntary counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNSELING; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 35549008453     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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