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2010-01
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University of Zululand
Abstract
This study examined health caregivers’ approach to the rehabilitation of HIV and AIDS persons in uMhlathuze from a social work perspective. The study was a bid to know the efficacy of approaches used in rehabilitating HIV and AIDS persons. In generating data for the study, both qualitative and quantitative research methods, largely through survey by interview and questionnaire and content analysis by review of extant literature was applied. A sample of 50 respondents was purposively drawn from three health centres in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, namely Ngwelezana Hospital, Richards Bay Clinic and eNseleni Community Health Centre, by the use of a questionnaire. The interview schedule was administered on 15 respondents in a face-to-face interview. They were also among the 50 respondents that participated in answering the questionnaire: 3 respondents from Richards Bay, 6 from eNseleni CHC and 6 from Ngwelezana Hospital. The study recommends that efforts be made towards the overhauling of equipment, facilities and skilled man-power, in the rehabilitation process.
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Peer reviewed article published under Inkanyiso, Volume 2, Issue 1, Jan 2010, p. 54 - 63
Keywords
Health Caregivers,, HIV, AIDS, uMhlathuze, South Africa
Citation
Cobham, E.I. and Ntombela, N.H., 2010. Health caregivers’ approach towards the rehabilitation of HIV and AIDS persons in uMhlathuze. Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(1), pp.54-63.
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