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Trial reportArchives of sexual behavior2025

Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing, and Midwifery Students in Tanzania: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial.

B R Simon Rosser, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Maria Trent, Nidhi Kohli, Lucy R Mgopa, Corissa T Rohloff, Ever Mkonyi, Michael W Ross, Stella Emmanuel Mushy, Inari Mohammed and 4 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Archives of sexual behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

B R Simon RosserDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., #300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA. rosser@umn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8862-531X
Dickson Ally MkokaDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Maria TrentDivision of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nidhi KohliDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Lucy R MgopaDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Corissa T RohloffDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ever MkonyiDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., #300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Michael W RossEli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Stella Emmanuel MushyDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Inari MohammedDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., #300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Agnes F MassaeDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ziwei ZhangDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Dorkasi L MwakawangaDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Gift Gadiel LukumayDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Funding

Training for Health ProfessionalsR01HD092655 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Dickson Ally Mkoka, B R Simon Rosser · 2018 to 2026
$5.3M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 1 R01 HD092655NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092655
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest rates of sexual health challenges. Yet, sexual health curricula for health students are rare. To advance research on the effects of such a curricula, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial of a sexual health curriculum for health students. "Training for Health Professionals" was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in Tanzania. In 2021, 412 nursing, midwifery, and medical students were stratified by discipline, completed baseline assessments, then randomized to receive a four-day comprehensive curriculum (n = 206) or to a waitlist control (n = 206). The curriculum covered sexual health across the lifespan, male and female sexual dysfunctions, key populations (LGBT, sex workers), sexual violence, clinical skills building, ethics, policy writing, and cultural considerations. Primary outcomes were assessments of sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and clinical skills at baseline, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up. Clinical skills were evaluated through videotaped standardized patient interviews assessed by expert raters blind to arm of study or baseline/follow-up interview. Attrition was minimal (< 1%); final sample size was 408. Compared to control, intervention participants had statistically significant, moderate to large, increases in sexual health knowledge (

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CurriculumMidwiferySex EducationSexual HealthStudents, MedicalStudents, NursingAdultClinical CompetenceFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleSingle-Blind MethodTanzaniaYoung AdultEast African PeopleHealth care studentsSex education

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PMID40789797
PMCPMC12457473

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