TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of counselling in community support for HIV/AIDS in Uganda
AU - Balmer, D.H.
AU - Seeley, J.
AU - Bachengana, C.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - HIV/AIDS counselling in medical related programmes focuses upon pre- and post-test counselling. The MRC programme in rural Uganda, a high prevalence area, began with pre- and post-test counselling, but as it was a community based programme this was not found to be adequate. As the programme developed, the counselling service became a way of strengthening the community to withstand the effects of HIV/AIDS. The paper describes the de-centralization of the counselling programme from a medical centre to community centres. To monitor and evaluate the programme a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators were developed, these are introduced and discussed.
AB - HIV/AIDS counselling in medical related programmes focuses upon pre- and post-test counselling. The MRC programme in rural Uganda, a high prevalence area, began with pre- and post-test counselling, but as it was a community based programme this was not found to be adequate. As the programme developed, the counselling service became a way of strengthening the community to withstand the effects of HIV/AIDS. The paper describes the de-centralization of the counselling programme from a medical centre to community centres. To monitor and evaluate the programme a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators were developed, these are introduced and discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029736667&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09515079608256362
DO - 10.1080/09515079608256362
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029736667
VL - 9
SP - 177
EP - 190
JO - Counselling Psychology Quarterly
JF - Counselling Psychology Quarterly
SN - 0951-5070
IS - 2
ER -
