Wellness programmes for persons living with HIV/AIDS: Experiences from Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-385

  Worley, S ^a   Didiza, Z ^b   Nomatshila, S ^a   Porter, S ^b   Makwedini, N ^c   Macharia, D ^a   Hoos, D ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Mothers To Mothers   (South Africa)

^c Eastern Cape Department of Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV treatment; Peer education; PLWHA; South Africa; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WELLBEING; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70349779699     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690801994301     Document Type: Article

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