Working outside of the box: How HIV counselors in Sub-Saharan Africa adapt Western HIV testing norms

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 986-993

  Angotti, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Confidentiality; Consent; Counseling; Counselors; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Malawi; Rural

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALAWI; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST;

MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77955096211     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.020     Document Type: Article

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