Perceptions of rewards among volunteer caregivers of people living with AIDS working in faith-based organizations in South Africa: A qualitative study

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Akintola, Olagoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; VOLUNTEER; ADULT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOUTH AFRICA; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957126007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-22     Document Type: Article

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