Human resources for health strategies adopted by providers in resource-limited settings to sustain long-term delivery of ART: A mixed-methods study from Uganda

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zakumumpa, Henry ^a   Taiwo, Modupe Oladunni ^b   Muganzi, Alex ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Health systems; HIV; Human resources for health; Implementation science; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCALE UP; STAFF; STATISTICS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UGANDA; WORKLOAD; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; WORK;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UGANDA; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84992061413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12960-016-0160-5     Document Type: Article

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