Training community care workers to provide comprehensive TB/HIV/PMTCT integrated care in KwaZulu-Natal: Lessons learnt

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-496

  Uwimana, J ^a   Zarowsky, C ^a   Hausler, H ^a,b   Jackson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b TB/HIV Care Association   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community care workers; Integration; Joint TB HIV activities; South Africa; Up skilling

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84859002265     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02951.x     Document Type: Article

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