A Novel Educational Strategy Targeting Health Care Workers in Underserved Communities in Central America to Integrate HIV into Primary Medical Care

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Flys, Tamara ^a   González, Rosalba ^b   Sued, Omar ^c,f   Suarez Conejero, Juana ^c   Kestler, Edgar ^d   Sosa, Nestor ^b   McKenzie White, Jane ^a   Monzón, Irma Irene ^d   Torres, Carmen Rosa ^e   Page, Kathleen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Gorgas Memorial Institute   (Panama)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^d Centro de Investigación Epidemiológica en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva CIESAR   (Guatemala)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^f FUNDACIÓN HUÉSPED   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COURSE CONTENT; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTEGRATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NICARAGUA; NURSE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PANAMA; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868130013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046426     Document Type: Article

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