Client and provider perspectives of the efficiency and quality of care in the context of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 719-727

  Amanyire, Gideon ^a   Wanyenze, Rhoda ^b   Alamo, Stella ^c   Kwarisiima, Dalsone ^a   Sunday, Pamela ^c   Sebikaari, Gloria ^a   Kamya, Moses ^a   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^b   Wagner, Glenn ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c Reach Out Mbuya HIV/AIDS Initiative   (Uganda)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SCALE UP; UGANDA; WORKLOAD;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 78149440731     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0108     Document Type: Article

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