Open AccessSyndrome packets and health worker training improve sexually transmitted disease case management in rural South Africa: randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Abigail Harrison,
Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim,
Katherine Floyd,
Carl Lombard,
Mark N. Lurie,
Nelly Ntuli,
David Wilkinson
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200012010-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , intervention (counseling) , partner notification , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , surgery , syphilis
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are important co-factors in HIV transmission. We studied the impact of health worker training and STD syndrome packets (containing recommended drugs, condoms, partner notification cards and information leaflets) on the quality of STD case management in primary care clinics in rural South Africa.