Involving new actors to achieve ART scaling-up: Difficulties in an HIV/AIDS counselling and testing centre in Cameroon

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-57

  Yakam, J C Y Tantchou ^a   Gruenais M E ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

Author keywords

Actors; Cameroon; Health Systems; HIV AIDS; Legitimacy; Role Conflict; Task Shifting

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONFLICT; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60249088847     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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