Idigbe, I.E., Nyatanga, Brian and Nicol, Jane (2012) Touching Lives: Making a Difference Through Matchmaking in an HIV Clinic. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18 (2). pp. 56-60. ISSN 1357-6321
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The article reports on the ways counselors in an HIV clinic in Lagos, Nigeria are using matchmaking to help their HIV-positive patients find love and friendship. Data from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS estimate that there are around 3.3 million people in the country who have AIDS or are HIV-positive as of 2011. Counselors at the clinic based at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research reveal that the process of matchmaking depends on the specific needs of individual patients
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | HIV infections, epidemiology, therapy |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
Divisions: | College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery |
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Depositing User: | Jane Nicol |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2014 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2020 17:04 |
URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3271 |
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