Chrissie P N Kaponda

Datos Biográficos

ID1741850
NOMBREChrissie P N Kaponda
NOMBRESChrissie P N
APELLIDOKaponda
FIRMAKAPONDA C P N
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Malawi
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2004
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
ÍNDICE H0

  • Participation and diffusion effects of a peer-intervention for HIV prevention among adults in rural Malawi

    Open AccessK S Crittenden, Chrissie P N Kaponda et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Referencias: 29

  • Improving universal precautions and client teaching for rural health workers

    Diana L Jere, Chrissie P N Kaponda et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2010

    Health workers can contribute to HIV prevention by minimizing HIV transmission in health facilities and increasing client teaching. We offered a peer-group intervention for Malawian rural health workers to build their universal precautions and teaching skills. A quasi-experimental design using independent sample surveys and observations compared health workers in an intervention and delayed intervention control district at baseline and at 15 and …

  • Rural Malawians’ Perceptions of HIV risk behaviors and their sociocultural context

    Linda L Mccreary, Chrissie P N Kaponda et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    Prevention remains key in the fight against HIV/AIDS. However, prevention requires understanding the sociocultural and economic context in which HIV-risk behaviors occur. This qualitative, descriptive study was part of the initial phase of a larger project to adapt and test a community-based HIV-prevention intervention. We conducted individual interviews with rural Malawian community leaders and focus groups with adult community residents to elic…

  • Short-term effects of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention among trainee teachers in Malawi

    Kathleen F Norr, James L Norr et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2007

    This report describes the implementation and short-term results of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention on the HIV-related attitudes, knowledge and behaviours of primary school teachers in Malawi. The intervention, based on the social-cognitive learning model, took place in 2000 at two teacher training colleges with a distance-learning programme. Primary school teachers attending a final six-week training session before certification volu…

  • Health-seeking patterns for Aids in Malawi

    Lena Hatchett, L A Hatchett et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2004

    Health-seeking practices in Malawi are not well understood and it is not clear where people go for help to manage AIDS symptoms and to receive treatment for AIDS- defining illness. This qualitative study examines the health-seeking practices of families affected by AIDS in rural Malawi. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with family caregivers (N=26) and patients with AIDS symptoms (N=20). Health seeking progressed in three stages: traditi…