Improving universal precautions and client teaching for rural health workers: A peer-group intervention

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-657

  Jere, Diana L ^a   Kaponda, Chrissie P N ^a   Chimwaza, Angela ^a   Crittenden, Kathleen S ^b   Kachingwe, Sitingawawo I ^a   Mccreary, Linda L ^b   Norr, James L ^b   Norr, Kathleen ^b  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elient teaching; Health workers; HIV prevention; Malawi; Peer group intervention; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SKILL RETENTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 77952486680     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903311458     Document Type: Article

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