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SynthesisInternational health2015

Emerging themes for sensitivity training modules of African healthcare workers attending to men who have sex with men: a systematic review.

Maartje Dijkstra, Elise M van der Elst, Murugi Micheni, Evanson Gichuru, Helgar Musyoki, Zoe Duby, Joep M A Lange, Susan M Graham, Eduard J Sanders

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Synthesis in International health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

9 authors.

Maartje DijkstraKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya maartje.dijkstra@amc.nl.
Elise M van der ElstKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya.
Murugi MicheniKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya.
Evanson GichuruKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya.
Helgar MusyokiNational AIDS and STI Control Programme, P.O. Box 19361-00202, Nairobi, Kenya.
Zoe DubyDesmond Tutu HIV Foundation, Anzio Road, Observatory 7705, Cape Town, South Africa.
Joep M A LangeAmsterdam Institute for Global Health Development, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Susan M GrahamKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Eduard J SandersKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.

Funding

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS ResearchP30AI027757 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI EDWIN ROBERTO ORELLANA · 1988 to 2026
$104.9M
Provider and Peer Support Intervention to Improve ART Adherence among Kenyan MenR34MH099946 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GRAHAM, SUSAN MARIE · 2013 to 2015
$627k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027757NIMH NIH HHS 1R34MH099946-01NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH099946Wellcome Trust 077092Wellcome Trust 092654
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensitivity training of front-line African health care workers (HCWs) attending to men who have sex with men (MSM) is actively promoted through national HIV prevention programming in Kenya. Over 970 Kenyan-based HCWs have completed an eight-modular online training free of charge (http://www.marps-africa.org) since its creation in 2011. Before updating these modules, we performed a systematic review of published literature of MSM studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) in the period 2011-2014, to investigate if recent studies provided: important new knowledge currently not addressed in existing online modules; contested information of existing module topics; or added depth to topics covered already. We used learning objectives of the eight existing modules to categorise data from the literature. If data could not be categorised, new modules were suggested. Our review identified 142 MSM studies with data from sSA, including 34 studies requiring module updates, one study contesting current content, and 107 studies reinforcing existing module content. ART adherence and community engagement were identified as new modules. Recent MSM studies conducted in sSA provided new knowledge, contested existing information, and identified new areas of MSM service needs currently unaddressed in the online training.

Indexed as

CurriculumHealth ServicesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHealth PersonnelHomophobiaHumansKenyaMaleResidence CharacteristicsART adherenceCommunity engagementHealthcare workerMSM sensitivity trainingSub-Saharan Africa

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PMID25596188
PMCPMC4427535

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