The impact of ART scale upon health workers
Evidence from two South African districts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19442015 |
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| Authors | Gavin George (0000-0001-7258-8470, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Millicent Atujuna (0000-0003-1287-2634, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Jared Gentile (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Tim Quinlan (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Elena Schmidt (0000-0001-5450-6144, University of East London), Patrick Tobi (0000-0002-0341-3770, University of East London), Adrian Renton (University of East London) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 77-84 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540120903544439 |
| PMID | 20229372 |
| OpenAlex | W1965977550 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This study explores the effects of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes on health-care human resources in South Africa. The study included two parts, a questionnaire-based survey of 269 health workers published earlier and a qualitative study of 21 purposively selected health practitioners involved in ART scale up. Contrary to what has been presented in literature, our survey showed that health workers in ART programmes experienced higher levels of morale, lower stress, lower sickness absenteeism and higher levels of job satisfaction. This paper uses qualitative data to provide insights into the working environment of ART workers and examines some possible explanations for our survey findings. The key factors that contribute to the different perception of working environment by ART workers identified in this study include bringing hope to patients, delaying deaths, acquiring training and the ability to better manage and monitor the disease
Absenteeism · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Human resources · Job satisfaction · Perception · Political science · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |
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