Evaluation of a Well-Established Task-Shifting Initiative: The Lay Counselor Cadre in Botswana

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Ledikwe, Jenny H ^a,b   Kejelepula, Mable ^c   Maupo, Kabelo ^c   Sebetso, Siwulani ^c   Thekiso, Mothwana ^c   Smith, Monica ^d   Mbayi, Bagele ^d   Houghton, Nankie ^b   Thankane, Kabo ^b   O'Malley, Gabrielle ^a   Semo, Bazghina werq ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Botswana International Training and Education Center for Health (I TECH)   (Botswana)

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

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BOTSWANA; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAY COUNSELOR; MALE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TASK SHIFTING INITIATIVE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOTSWANA; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876047535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061601     Document Type: Review

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