Home-based care for people living with AIDS in Zimbabwe: Voluntary caregivers' motivations and concerns

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-431

  Rödlach, Alexander ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based care; Developing countries; HIV AIDS; Home visits; Primary healthcare workers; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPATHY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION; VOLUNTARY WORKER; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 74849127328     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.4.6.1043     Document Type: Article

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