Document 2135
 DOCN  M94A2135
 TI    Promoting appropriate referrals to welfare services:--an algorithm to
       guide care-givers.
 DT    9412
 AU    Weller PD; Wilson A; Figueroa JP; Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health,
       Kingston, Jamaica.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):373 (abstract no. PD0098). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370440
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To develop a graphic instrument to encourage among Health
       Care Workers (HCW) a team approach to the delivery of care and social
       welfare services to People Living With HIV (PWHIV). METHODS: Interviews
       were conducted with HCW and PWHIV in Jamaica to ascertain their needs
       and recommendations regarding the development of an accessible network
       of welfare services appropriate for a low HIV prevalence country. An
       algorithm was then developed and tested with the target audience.
       RESULTS: A poster was developed based on the algorithm, highlighting the
       concerns of people affected by HIV, and serving as a guide to HCW for
       referrals to those services needed by PWHIV. The poster will be
       distributed to relevant welfare agents. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: In
       the development of the HIV/AIDS Welfare Programme in Jamaica it has
       become very apparent that, if these services are to be accessible to
       PWHIV/AIDS, given the high level of denial and the social stigma of AIDS
       in Jamaica, a team approach must be taken to the delivery of these
       services. The poster, attractively presented and prominently displayed,
       serves as a decision tree and reminder to the often overworked, but
       well-intentioned caregiver, of the needs of PWHIV and of other potential
       members of the welfare team.
 DE    Audio-Visual Aids  Human  *HIV Infections  Jamaica  *Referral and
       Consultation  *Social Welfare  MEETING ABSTRACT

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