A study on attitudes of employees at Southern Bottlers Malawi limited (Lilongwe) towards voluntary counselling and testing

This qualitative study aimed at describing the attitudes of Southern Bottlers' (SOBO) workers towards Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). The study was conducted at Southern Bottlers Limited in Lilongwe. Pender's Health Promotion Model was used as a conceptual framework. Convenience m...

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Huvudupphovsman: Mnunkha, Beatrice Loness
Materialtyp: Other
Språk:English
Publicerad: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Länkar:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/435
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Sammanfattning:This qualitative study aimed at describing the attitudes of Southern Bottlers' (SOBO) workers towards Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). The study was conducted at Southern Bottlers Limited in Lilongwe. Pender's Health Promotion Model was used as a conceptual framework. Convenience method was used to come up with a sample of 10 workers who participated in the study.An interview guide was used during interviews. The purpose of the study was to determine the attitude of the workers towards Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). The specific areas in the study included the workers' knowledge towards VCT, importance of VCT and assessment of factors that either promote or hinder workers from going for VCT. It is anticipated that the research findings will help management and health personnel in the company to develop policies for effective implementation of VCT services.