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"Othering" the health worker: self-stigmatization of HIV/AIDS care among health workers in Swaziland by Daniel H de Vries; Shannon Galvin; Masitsela Mhlanga; Brian Cindzi; Thabsile Dlamini is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background HIV is an important factor affecting healthcare workforce capacity in high-prevalence countries, such as Swaziland. It contributes to loss of valuable healthcare providers directly through death and absenteeism and indirectly by affecting family members, increasing work volume and decreasing performance. This study explored perceived barriers to accessing HIV/AIDS care and prevention services among health workers in Swaziland. We asked health workers about their views on how HIV affects Swaziland's health workforce and what barriers and strategies health workers have for addressing HIV and using healthcare treatment facilities. ## Methods Thirty-four semi-structured, in-depth interviews, including a limited set of quantitative questions, were conducted among health workers at health facilities representing the mixture of facility type, level and location found in the Swaziland health system. Data were collected by a team of Swazi nurses who had received training in research methods. Study sites were selected using a purposive sampling method while health workers were sampled conveniently with attention to representing a mixture of different cadres. Data were analyzed
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- Author
- Daniel H de Vries; Shannon Galvin; Masitsela Mhlanga; Brian Cindzi; Thabsile Dlamini
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley and Sons Inc.; London: BioMed Central, 2008-2012; Geneva: International AIDS Society, 2012-; Wiley; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; International AIDS Society (ISSN 1758-2652)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)