Lay counsellor-based risk reduction intervention with HIV positive diagnosed patients at public HIV counselling and testing sites in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Tabane, Cily ^a   Matseke, Gladys ^a   Simbayi, Leickness ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV positive diagnosed patients; Lay counsellor; Mpumalanga; Public HIV counselling and testing sites; Risk reduction intervention; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 77954149100     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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