Evaluation of the effectiveness of an outreach clinical mentoring programme in support of paediatric HIV care scale-up in Botswana

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-19

  Workneh, Gelane ^a,b   Scherzer, Leah ^a,b   Kirk, Brianna ^a,b   Draper, Heather R ^b   Anabwani, Gabriel ^a,b   Wanless, R Sebastian ^b   Jibril, Haruna ^c   Gaetsewe, Neo ^a   Thuto, Boitumelo ^a   Tolle, Michael A ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARINA HOSPITAL   (Botswana)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Botswana; Clinical mentoring; Effectiveness; Paediatric HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTREACH CLINICAL MENTORING PROGRAM; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BOTSWANA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84870872128     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.674096     Document Type: Article

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