The provision of TB and HIV/AIDS treatment support by lay health workers in South Africa: A time-and-motion study

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Odendaal, Willem A ^a   Lewin, Simon ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Community health workers; HIV AIDS; Lay health workers; Low income; Primary health care; TB; Time and motion study; Treatment support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84897959972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-18     Document Type: Article

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