"she is my teacher and if it was not for her i would be dead": Exploration of rural South African community health workers' information, education and communication activities

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

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 626-632

  Zulliger, Rose ^a   Moshabela, Mosa ^b   Schneider, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

community health worker; education and communication; health education; health promotion; information; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84894080239     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.841839     Document Type: Article

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