Community health workers in health systems strengthening: A qualitative evaluation from rural Haiti

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Jerome, Gregory ^a,b   Ivers, Louise C ^a,c,d  

^a PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^b Zanmi Lasante ^*  (Haïti)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Health system strengthening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SALARY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAITI; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 74249103357     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000366084.75945.c9     Document Type: Article

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