Antiretroviral treatment and the health workforce in South Africa: How have ART workers been affected by scaling up?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1452-1458

  Tobi, Patrick ^a   George, Gavin ^b   Schmidt, Elena ^a   Renton, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Health system; Health workforce; HIV AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56849098105     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02169.x     Document Type: Article

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