Acceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health workers play a critical role in providing gender-sensitive HIV care. However, without adequate training, they may inadvertently reinforce negative gender norms that hinder engagement in care. To improve ART services in sub-Saharan Africa, effective implementation strategies, including trainings, are essential.

Methods

This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel 4-session, gender-sensitivity training for HIV health and lay workers in rural and peri-urban Uganda. We conducted a pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial in 2022-23, utilizing data from three sources: process data from 144 providers and 238 clients, qualitative post-intervention focus groups and interviews with 53 training attendees, and stakeholder interviews with 12 commu

SUBMITTER: Sileo KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12102985 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature