Evaluation of a task-shifting strategy involving peer educators in HIV care and treatment clinics in Lusaka, Zambia

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Born, Lonny J ^a,b   Wamulume, Chibesa ^c   Neroda, Kim A ^d   Quiterio, Nicole ^e   Giganti, Mark J ^a,f   Morris, Mary ^a,g   Bolton Moore, Carolyn ^a,f   Baird, Shelagh ^a   Sinkamba, Maggie ^a   Topp, Stephanie M ^a,f   Reid, Stewart E ^a,g  

^a CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Lusaka District Health Management Team   (Zambia)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^g ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Africa; Counseling; Health care workers; HIV; Peer educators; Task shifting; Zambia

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EXTRACT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD; ZAMBIA;

EID: 85007326449     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2012.e3     Document Type: Article

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