Community health workers and the response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Tensions and prospects

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-187

  Schneider, Helen ^a,b   Hlophe, Hlengiwe ^b   Van Rensburg, Dingie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CHW; HIV AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLICY MAKING; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 45949094766     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn006     Document Type: Article

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