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Home Visiting Programs for HIV-affected Families: A comparison of service quality between volunteer-driven and paraprofessional models

Home visiting is a popular component of programs for HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa, but its implementation varies widely. While some home visitors are lay volunteers, other programs invest in more highly trained paraprofessional staff. Results suggest that programs that invest in compensation and extensive training for home visitors are better able to serve and retain beneficiaries, and they support a move toward establishing a professional workforce of home visitors to support vulnerable children and families in South Africa.

 

Author(s): 
Rachel Kidman, Johanna Nice, Tory Taylor and Tonya R. Thurman
Year of Publication: 
2014
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Resource Type: 
Journal article - open access
Language: 
English
Section: 
Resource Database