Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30779503›Full record

ReviewAnnals of global health2018

Identifying Opportunity for Online Education to Address HIV/HCV Knowledge Gaps in Health Professionals and Students in Egypt.

Aya Khalil, Mahmoud Shaltout, Sergio Costa

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Annals of global health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Aya KhalilDepartment of Physical Therapy for Biomechanics, Cairo University, Cairo, EG.
Mahmoud ShaltoutCore Department, American University of Cairo, Cairo, EG.
Sergio CostaCenter for Sstems and Community Design, City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, US.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HCV prevalence rates in Egypt are high. While low, HIV prevalence rates may be underreported. Adequate solutions to address these public health challenges are lacking. Stigma, misperceptions, and lack of specialized skills to deal with infection are persistent impediments. To address these challenges, we propose a plan that incorporates the use of online education and hybrid formats to meet the needs in the field. Online education has been used with success elsewhere in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Given the difficult economic conditions in Egypt and physical challenges of traditional formats of education, we propose a plan, curricular elements, and education tracking process as a strategy to improve the knowledge capacity of health professionals and students.

Indexed as

HIVStudentsEducation, DistanceEgyptHealth PersonnelHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansPrevalencePublic Health

Identifiers

PMID30779503
PMCPMC6748228

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.