Community Capacity Building for HIV and Addiction Service Integration: An Intervention Trial in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Scientific findings and policy guidelines recommend integrating HIV and drug addiction prevention and care into community-based settings. Systematic capacity-building efforts are warranted to provide technical support for community health workers and improve their confidence in the integrated service provision. An intervention trial was conducted between 2018 and 2019 with 120 community health workers (CHW) from 60 communes in Vietnam's four provinces. The 60 intervention CHW received in-person training to enhance their HIV/addiction-related service knowledge and skills. Online support groups were established between trained CHW and local HIV and addiction specialists. The intervention outcomes were assessed using mixed-effects regression models with the data collected at baseline and ever

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature