Research Article

HIV-related disability and rehabilitation: perception of health care workers

Published in: African Journal of AIDS Research
Volume 19 , issue 3 , 2020 , pages: 263–268

DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2020.1812678

Author(s): Lanre Ayodele Olaboye , South Africa , Stacy Maddocks , South Africa , Jill Hanass-Hancock , South Africa , Verusia Chetty , South Africa

Keywords: disability , health care workers , HIV , rehabilitation , South Africa

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Abstract

Background: Health care workers play an integral role in the rehabilitation and care of people living with HIV who face multiple impairments and often disabilities. The aim of the article was to understand the perceptions and attitudes of health care workers towards caring for people living with HIV, and experiencing disability.

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