Experiences of health care providers with integrated HIV and reproductive health services in Kenya: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mutemwa, Richard ^a   Mayhew, Susannah ^a   Colombini, Manuela ^a   Busza, Joanna ^a   Kivunaga, Jackline ^b   Ndwiga, Charity ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Benefits; Challenges; Health care providers; HIV AIDS; Integration; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; KENYA; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KENYA; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872134030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-18     Document Type: Article

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