The influence of a special training programme for early detection, diagnosis and management of HIV lesions in the mouth by primary health care workers in Nairobi East District in Kenya.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Main conditions: oral HIV related lesions, OPCAdditional conditions: oral status (tooth decay, periodontal health)Dutch: orale leasie hiv infectie, OPC, mondgezondheid
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29010
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Department of Global Oral Healthcollege of Oral Sciences
- Brief Summary
Submission of study protocol (december 2010):<br> Study protocol: The influence of an oral health training programme for early detection, diagnosis and management of oral HIV lesions by primary health care workers in Nairobi East District in Kenya, a randomised controlled trial.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Health service providers (clinical officers and nurses) in Nairobi Njiru Division, Kenya (intervention group) and in Nairobi Makadara Division (control group).
Exclusion Criteria
All other health service providers in the divisions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Final assessment (after 1 year):<br /><br>1. Change in health care providers' knowledge on OPC (knowledge testing);<br /><br>2. Change in referral rates for HIV testing of patients with OPC;<br /><br>3. Change in frequency of oral examinations.<br><br /><br /><br>For all assessements: Intervention group compared to control group; intervention group and control group compared to baseline data, and to each other.<br /><br>Data will be collected using patient interviews, patient records, knowledge testing by repeated questionnaires, tally sheets (frequencies HIV testing; total number of patients with HIV infection).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method