Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity-Building Evaluation (IDCAP)
Capacity Building, Support for Midlevel Health Professionals, Diagnostic Training
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Capacity Building focused on measuring On site support services., mid level health professionals., cost effectiveness., infectious disease., capacity building.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Facilities selected for OSS:
- The health facility had to be a HC IV or comparable facility such as a small general hospital or non-governmental organization clinic
- It had to be an active ART site or accredited ART site that is scheduled to become active by April 2009
- No past or current participation in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
- Has a population of potential patients who are not prisoners
- Representation from all six administrative regions of Uganda
Exclusion Criteria:
- NA
MLP selected from the participating facilities for IMID:
Two mid-level practitioners (clinical officers, nurses, or midwives) who are actively engaged in clinical infectious-disease care will be selected for enrollment in IMID
Sites / Locations
- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
OSS Phase 1
OSS Phase 2
Thirty-six sites will receive the On Site Support service (OSS) activities for nine to 15 months; 18 will be randomly assigned to receive the OSS in phase 1
Thirty-six sites will receive the OSS activities for nine to 15 months; 18 will be randomly assigned to receive the OSS in phase 2 that will serve as a control group in phase 1 and receive OSS nine months later.