The impact of ART scale upon health workers: Evidence from two South African districts

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

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 77-84

  George, G ^a   Atujuna, M ^a   Gentile, J ^a   Quinlan, T ^a   Schmidt, E ^b   Tobi, P ^b   Renton, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ART; health workers; HIV AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JOB STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955261225     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903544439     Document Type: Article

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