Motivation, responsibilities, and experiences of HIV/AIDS counselors in the Volta Region of Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The provision of professional counseling services for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) is crucial in the prevention and treatment continuum of the disease. However, for counselors of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) leading to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to give their best, their motivations to become counselors and the challenges they face in their line of duty need to be contextually understood and addressed. We ascertained the roles, motivations, and experiences of HIV/AIDS counselors in the Volta Region of Ghana to inform HIV/AIDS counseling decision-making in the region and the country.

Methods

A phenomenological study conducted among sixteen (16) HIV/AIDS counselors from five HIV/AIDS sentinel

SUBMITTER: Dwomoh F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365179 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature