Strengthening human resources for health through simplified clinical tools

Completed

• Conditions: Training methods in primary care centres; Not Applicable; Training methods

• Registration Number: ISRCTN47805230
• Lead Sponsor: International Development Research Center (IDRC) (Canada)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Centres: All public primary care health centres within Zomba District (30 centres)
2. Individuals: All health professional staff (no age limit, either sex) eligible to provide clinical services within the randomised health centres

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Health centre staffing retention: months remaining in same job post-intervention, measured at staff-person level. Can do overall and by health cadre. Denominator is staff at work at study start.<br>2. Staff turnover (sum of retention/recruitment/loss): Denominator to be calculated based on ideal ratio of HCWs to patient visits (e.g., no. of attendances in last year <br>3. Staff satisfaction: Individually scored questions from validated questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV+ pregnant women attending ante-natal care at health centre<br>2. HIV testing among pregnant women<br>3. Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) among HIV+ pregnant women attending ante-natal care at health centre<br>4. Non-ART prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV treatment provided to HIV+ pregnant women attending ante-natal care at health centre<br>5. New adult ARV follow-ups at health centre<br>6. New adult TB follow-ups at health centre<br>7. New TB treatment among ART patients at health centre<br>8. New HIV diagnosis among TB patients at health centre<br>9. New ART initiations among TB patients at health centre<br>10. Initiation of malaria treatments at health centre<br>11. Immunizations (overall and measles specific) given 0 - 5 years at health centre<br>12. New child ART initiations at health centre<br>13. HIV tests in children at health centre