The experience of HIV reactive patients in rural Malawi - Part I

• Main Authors: Y Sliep (Author), M Poggenpoel (Author), A Gmeiner (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: AOSIS, 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malawi has a population of 9 million people with AIDS the leading cause of death in the 20 - 40 age group. The HIV positive prevalence rate, estimated at 23% in urban areas and 8% in rural areas, is one of the highest in the world (AIDSEC, 1994:1). Evaluation of counselling practices showed poor res...