Effectiveness of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Training for Physicians in China

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a physician training program, the Ai Shi Zi program, in improving HIV/sexually transmitted infection diagnosis, treatment, and management by Chinese physicians and in reducing the number of subsequent infections in their patients.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
• Collaborator: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Patient Participants:

• Tests positive for the presence of gonorrhea or chlamydia

• Plans on living in current community for at least 9 months after study entry

• Willing to provide contact information for 9-month follow-up

Inclusion Criteria for County Level Physician Participants:

• Specializes in STI, obstetrics/gynecology, urology, infectious disease, or HIV care

• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience as verified by practice supervisor

• Sees HIV/STI and related patients in his/her practice

• Willing to participate for the entire duration of the training, including secondary training stage

Inclusion Criteria for Township Level Physicians Participants:

• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience as verified by practice supervisor

• Works in a high service volume area (among the top one-third within his/her host township health center)

• Sees HIV/STI and related patients in his/her practice

• Willing to participate for the entire duration of the training, including secondary training stage

Exclusion Criteria for All Participants:

• Presence of an obvious psychological/psychiatric disorder that would invalidate the informed consent process or otherwise contraindicate participation in the assessment