Three methods of delivering clinic-based training on syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: A pilot study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 135-141

  Weaver, Marcia R ^a   Pillay, Erushka ^b   Jed, Suzanne L ^a   De Kadt, Julia ^b   Galagan, Sean ^a   Gilvydis, Jennifer ^a   Marumo, Eva ^c   Mawandia, Shreshth ^d   Naidoo, Evasen ^b   Owens, Tamara ^e   Prongay, Vickery ^a   O'Malley, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b 2I TECH South Africa ^*  (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^d I TECH India   (India)

^e HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; LECTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAPER BASED EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TASK PERFORMANCE; URETHRITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYNDROME; TEACHING;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONDOMS; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; SYNDROME;

EID: 84958980280     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052107     Document Type: Article

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