Effectiveness of STD case management in Nairobi, Kenya: design
Date
2000Author
Voeten, HACM
Otido, JM
O’Hara, HB
Kuperus, AG
Ndinya-Achola, JO
Bwayo, JJ
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PresentationLanguage
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This paper describes the design of a study to assess the quality of STD case management
in Nairobi. All enumerated formal sector facilities in 5 selected sublocations of Nairobi
were studied, as well as neighbouring and city centre facilities frequented by people of the
selected areas, and all Nairobi public clinics strengthened for STD management. Inclusion
criterion was having seen at least 4 STD patients in the previous week. Methods used in
this study were: observations of provider–STD patient interactions, interviews with
providers, and simulated patient visits. In 142 facilities, 441 STD patients were observed
and 192 providers were studied. The estimated distribution of background characteristics
of providers and patients for the whole of Nairobi was nearly identical to the distribution
in the study sample.
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http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/7583/060315_Voeten-HACM.pdf#page=93http://hdl.handle.net/11295/51594
Citation
Proceedings of the XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, July 9-14, 2000 pp 94-99Publisher
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi