Challenges faced by health workers in providing counselling services to HIV-positive children in Uganda: A descriptive study

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rujumba, Joseph ^a   Mbasaalaki Mwaka, Cissy L ^a   Ndeezi, Grace ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALITY; UGANDA; WORKLOAD; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952109089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-9     Document Type: Article

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