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. 2015 May;7(3):151-62.
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu101. Epub 2015 Jan 16.

Emerging themes for sensitivity training modules of African healthcare workers attending to men who have sex with men: a systematic review

Maartje Dijkstra  1 , Elise M van der Elst  2 , Murugi Micheni  2 , Evanson Gichuru  2 , Helgar Musyoki  3 , Zoe Duby  4 , Joep M A Lange  5 , Susan M Graham  6 , Eduard J Sanders  7
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Emerging themes for sensitivity training modules of African healthcare workers attending to men who have sex with men: a systematic review

Maartje Dijkstra et al. Int Health. 2015 May.

Abstract

Sensitivity training of front-line African health care workers (HCWs) attending to men who have sex with men (MSM) is actively promoted through national HIV prevention programming in Kenya. Over 970 Kenyan-based HCWs have completed an eight-modular online training free of charge (http://www.marps-africa.org) since its creation in 2011. Before updating these modules, we performed a systematic review of published literature of MSM studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) in the period 2011-2014, to investigate if recent studies provided: important new knowledge currently not addressed in existing online modules; contested information of existing module topics; or added depth to topics covered already. We used learning objectives of the eight existing modules to categorise data from the literature. If data could not be categorised, new modules were suggested. Our review identified 142 MSM studies with data from sSA, including 34 studies requiring module updates, one study contesting current content, and 107 studies reinforcing existing module content. ART adherence and community engagement were identified as new modules. Recent MSM studies conducted in sSA provided new knowledge, contested existing information, and identified new areas of MSM service needs currently unaddressed in the online training.

Keywords: ART adherence; Community engagement; Healthcare worker; MSM sensitivity training; Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Search and screening process of PubMed search, period 1 Jan 2011 to 25 March 2014. MSM: men who have sex with men; sSA: sub-Saharan Africa.
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