Knowledge and Attitudes of Ugandan Midwives Regarding HIV

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-113

  Salyer, Jennifer Lee Harling ^a   Walusimbi, Mariam Louise ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; attitude; fear; HIV; knowledge; midwifery; midwives; sub Saharan; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UGANDA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; UGANDA;

EID: 40049100778     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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