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Lay Counsellor-Based Risk Reduction Intervention with HIV Negative Diagnosed Patients at HIV Counselling and Testing Sites in a Rural South African Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa Cily Tabane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Leickness Simbayi --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study evaluated the feasibility, fidelity, and effectiveness of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention delivered to HIV-uninfected patients by lay counsellors during routine HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 543 HIV negative... -
Lay Counsellors' Experiences of Delivering HIV Counselling Services in Public Health Facilities in a Eastern Cape Province District of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study examined experiences of lay counsellors who provide HIV counselling services to identify potential HIV counselling needs. Qualitative and quantitative interview data were collected from 74 lay counsellors from a sample of Eastern Cape Province district's health facilities (n=74)... -
A Case of Tragic Optimism: Volunteer Counsellors' Experience of Meaning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, Juan A. Nel --- University of South Africa,This study applied concepts from logotherapy to construct the meaning that volunteer crisis counsellors experienced by working with victims of crime. Data were collected from seven participants who delivered services at community-driven crisis centre using a qualitative approach. The data... -
Prevalence and Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress in HIV Lay Counsellors in Nkangala District, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThis study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress in a sample of HIV lay counsellors in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 117 HIV lay counsellors in 71 health facilities in one health district (Nkangala) in... -
The Psychometric Properties of an Emotional Intelligence Measure within Non-Professional Counsellors in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeanine Kathleen Pires-Putter --- North-West University, Cara Sophia Jonker --- North-West University,This study examined the psychometric properties of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (SEIS) (Schutte et al., 1998) in a sample of non-professional counsellors in South Africa. The counsellors (N = 172) were employed within various counselling services, rehabilitation services, and trauma... -
Occupational stress experienced by caregivers working in the HIV/AIDS field in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC van DykThe burden of HIV on caregivers is especially heavy in South Africa where an estimated 5.5 million people were living with HIV in 2006, and where an estimated one in every three to four patients admitted to some public hospitals... -
The emotional wellbeing of lay HIV counselling and testing counsellors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Princess Mabota --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe HIV testing, treatment and care programme of the South African public healthcare system depends on HIV counselling and testing (HCT) that is primarily delivered by lay counsellors. Lay counsellors are expected to educate clients about HIV/AIDS, advocate behaviour change,...