A Qualitative Study of Roles Performed by Peer Workers in the Context of HIV in India

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 176-187

  De Souza, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Empowerment; HIV; India; Peer roles; Peer work; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PEER ROLES; PEER WORK; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AIDS; EMPOWERMENT; HIV; INDIA; PEER ROLES; PEER WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84893744681     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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