| dc.creator | Weaver, Marcia R | |
| dc.creator | Nakitto, Cecilia | |
| dc.creator | Schneider, Gisela | |
| dc.creator | Kamya, Moses R. | |
| dc.creator | Kambugu, Andrew | |
| dc.creator | Lukwago, Robinah | |
| dc.creator | Ronald, Allan | |
| dc.creator | McAdam, Keith | |
| dc.creator | Sande, Merle A. | |
| dc.date | 2012-02-15T10:26:28Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-02-15T10:26:28Z | |
| dc.date | 2006 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-04T12:32:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-04T12:32:55Z | |
| dc.identifier | Weaver, M.R., Nakitto, C., Schneider, G., Kamya, M.R., Kambugu, A., Lukwago, R., Ronald, A.,McAdam, K., Sande, M.A. (2006). Measuring the outcomes of a comprehensive HIV care course: pilot test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 43(3) | |
| dc.identifier | 1525-4135 | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/428 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/428 | |
| dc.description | Objective: To evaluate the effects of the Infectious Diseases Institute’s 4-week course for African doctors on comprehensive management of HIV including antiretroviral therapy on four outcomes: (1) clinical skills, (2) clinical activities, (3) monitoring of HIV patients, and (4) training activities Design: Clinical exam at beginning and end of course and at followup 3 to 4 months later, and a cross-section telephone survey. Methods: Forty-seven doctors attending the course (October 2004, November 2004, March 2005, and April 2005) agreed to participate. A 17-item Clinical Exam Checklist was used to assess clinical skills. A telephone survey was conducted 1 month after the course to collect data in four areas: clinical activities, monitoring of HIV patients, case studies on initiation of ART, and training activities. Results: The course improved the clinical skills of doctors. Between the beginning and end of the course, their clinical skills improved significantly in 11 of 17 areas (n = 34). Between the end of the course and follow-up, their skills improved significantly in three areas (n = 14). The trainees were practicing HIV care and training. The telephone survey (n = 46) showed that 93% of trainees treated HIV patients, 35% provided training on HIV, and 47% monitored the weight of the last HIV patient treated (patient’s weight was a clinical end point to measure health status). At follow-up, everyone provided training and trained an average of 20 people per month. | |
| dc.description | Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
| dc.subject | HIV infections | |
| dc.subject | Highly active antiretroviral therapy | |
| dc.subject | Developing countries | |
| dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| dc.subject | Continuing medical Education | |
| dc.subject | Clinical competence | |
| dc.subject | Antiretroviral therapy | |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | |
| dc.title | Measuring the outcomes of a comprehensive HIV care course: pilot test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda | |
| dc.type | Journal article, peer reviewed | |
