Meaningful involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda through linkages between network groups and health facilities: An evaluation study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-222

  Kim, Young Mi ^a   Kalibala, Samuel ^b   Neema, Stella ^c   Lukwago, John ^d   Weiss, Deborah C ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Health Consult Ltd   (Uganda)

^e POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS; meaningful involvement of people living with HIV; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COUNSELING; DISCLOSURE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; UGANDA;

EID: 84860723052     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.592844     Document Type: Article

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