Health system barriers to implementation of collaborative TB and HIV activities including prevention of mother to child transmission in South Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 658-665

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b TB/HIV Care Association   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Barriers; Collaboration; Health systems; HIV AIDS; Integration; Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ISONIAZID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LEADERSHIP; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84859984985     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02956.x     Document Type: Article

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