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Training needs assessment for clinicians at antiretroviral therapy clinics: evidence from a national survey in Uganda

Ibrahim M Lutalo1, Gisela Schneider2, Marcia R Weaver3*, Jessica H Oyugi4, Lydia M Sebuyira1, Richard Kaye5, Frank Lule6, Elizabeth Namagala7, W M Scheld8, Keith PWJ McAdam1,10,9 and Merle A Sande11

Author Affiliations

1 Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

2 DIFAEM – German Institute of Medical Mission, Tuebingen, Germany

3 Department of Global Health and International Training and Education Centre on HIV (I-TECH), University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA

4 Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi

5 African Palliative Care Association, Kampala, Uganda

6 Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Congo

7 Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

8 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, USA

9 Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

10 Pratt Medical Group, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston MA, USA

11 Formerly of the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and the Accordia Global Health Foundation, Arlington, VA, USA

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Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:76 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-76

Published: 23 August 2009

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Questionnaire for Health Professionals. Questionnaire for individuals with 6 sections including provision of HIV/AIDS services and training in HIV/AIDS.

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Percentage with previous HIV training, by type of health professional. Detailed results on 17 topics of HIV training in 4 areas: 1) treatment and care, 2) prevention and counseling, 3) HIV laboratory testing, 4) program management and drug supplies.

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