TY - JOUR
T1 - The development of a community-based HIV/AIDS counselling service in a rural area in Uganda
AU - Seeley, J.
AU - Wagner, U.
AU - Mulemwa, J.
AU - Kengeya-Kayondo, J.
AU - Mulder, D.
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - This paper describes the evolution of a counselling service in the context of an HIV/AIDS research programme in rural Uganda. The background to AIDS counselling both in Europe/America and in Africa is outlined first, and the cultural context of the programme explained. The evolution of the counselling procedure is then described and village case studies are used to illustrate the development and the difficulties that have been faced in finding an appropriate counselling model. It is noted that the Euro-American model of person-to-person counselling needs to be adapted to the rural African setting, by placing the emphasis on support for the family. It is emphasized that the approach to counselling needs to remain flexible and sensitive to the sociocultural context in which it is developed.
AB - This paper describes the evolution of a counselling service in the context of an HIV/AIDS research programme in rural Uganda. The background to AIDS counselling both in Europe/America and in Africa is outlined first, and the cultural context of the programme explained. The evolution of the counselling procedure is then described and village case studies are used to illustrate the development and the difficulties that have been faced in finding an appropriate counselling model. It is noted that the Euro-American model of person-to-person counselling needs to be adapted to the rural African setting, by placing the emphasis on support for the family. It is emphasized that the approach to counselling needs to remain flexible and sensitive to the sociocultural context in which it is developed.
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U2 - 10.1080/09540129108253064
DO - 10.1080/09540129108253064
M3 - Article
C2 - 1878404
AN - SCOPUS:0025739463
VL - 3
SP - 207
EP - 217
JO - AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
SN - 0954-0121
IS - 2
ER -
