Oral health training programs for community and professional health care workers in Nairobi East District increases identification of HIV-infected patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Better knowledge and skills for diagnosis and management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related oral lesions by primary healthcare workers (PHWs) may increase recognition of HIV-related oral lesions (HROLs) and may improve implementation of HIV testing in Kenya. For this purpose training programs at health facility and community level were evaluated.

Design and methods

A pre-post control-test group design in two administrative divisions of Nairobi East District was used. Clinical competencies of PHWs (n = 32 intervention, and n = 27 control) at health facility level were assessed 9 months after training, and after 6 months for community health workers, (CHWs) (n = 411 intervention and n = 404 control) using written questionnaires, clinical data and patient

SUBMITTER: Koyio LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3954587 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature