混合学习实施方案是否可以提高马拉维的HIV指数病例测试? 一个集群随机对照试验的协议
Tapiwa A Tembo1, Katie Mollan2, Katherine Simon3
1Research, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA ttembo@tingathe.org.
BMJ open
|January 22, 2024
概括
混合学习方法改善了马拉维艾滋病毒服务指数病例测试 (ICT) 的医疗保健工作者技能. 这种数字和面对面的培训提高了ICT计划的交付和有效性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 实施科学 实施科学
- 预防和治疗艾滋病病毒
背景情况:
- 索引病例测试 (ICT) 对于识别需要HIV治疗和预防的个体至关重要.
- 由于医疗保健工作者 (HCW) 能力和临床协调能力有限,马拉维在ICT交付方面面临挑战.
- 数字化培训和质量提升提供了一个解决方案,以加强ICT计划的实施.
研究的目的:
- 评估混合学习实施方案对HCW ICT技能和质量改进的影响.
- 将混合学习套餐与马拉维的标准护理 (SOC) 进行比较.
- 评估干预的实施,有效性和成本效益结果.
主要方法:
- 一个集群随机对照试验,涉及马拉维Machinga和Balaka地区的33个集群.
- 干预组接受了混合学习包 (数字和面对面);对照组接受了SOC (面对面培训和指导).
- 主要结果包括HCW对ICT的忠诚度和服务采用 (测试的客户,引起的接触,发现的HIV阳性病例).
主要成果:
- 该研究正在进行中;初步结果尚未提供.
- 混合学习包旨在改善HCW忠诚度和服务采用指标.
- 成本效益分析将确定每人测试的增量成本.
结论:
- 混合学习是一个有希望的策略,可以克服在提供ICT服务方面的挑战.
- 这种方法有可能加强HCW能力,并改善资源有限的环境中艾滋病毒项目成果.
- 计划通过出版物和演讲进一步传播研究结果.
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