Opportunities and barriers for implementation of integrated TB and HIV care in lower level health units: Experiences from a rural western Ugandan district

African Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 312-319

  Nansera, D ^a   Bajunirwe, F ^a   Kabakyenga, J ^a   Asiimwe, P K J ^b   Mayanja Kizza, H ^c  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b Zonal TB/Leprosy supervisor ^*  (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Barriers; Integrated TB HIV care; Lower health units; Opportunities; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 79952301381     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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