Trainee Characteristics and Perceptions of HIV/AIDS Training Quality

HIV/AIDS education and training have played a vital role in keeping health providers up to date on emerging developments and approaches. This study reports findings from seven HIV/AIDS education and training projects. Participants in more than 600 training sessions described themselves, their profes...

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Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 2000-06, Vol.23 (2), p.149-171
Main Authors: Panter, A. T., Huba, G. J., Melchior, Lisa A., Anderson, Donna, Driscoll, Mary, German, Victor F., Henderson, Harold, Henderson, Ron, Lalonde, Bernadette, Uldall, Karina K., Zalumas, Jacqueline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Attitude Change
Attitude of Health Personnel
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Care
Curriculum
Curriculum Development
Education, Medical, Continuing - standards
Education, Nursing, Continuing - standards
Educational Experience
Effect Size
Female
Health Education
Health professionals
Health Services
Health technology assessment
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Learning Experience
Male
Medical personnel
Participant Characteristics
Patients
Perceptions
Primary Health Care
Program Evaluation
Quality
Regression (Statistics)
Staff Development - standards
Student Characteristics
Teaching Methods
Trainees
Training
United States
USA
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Summary:HIV/AIDS education and training have played a vital role in keeping health providers up to date on emerging developments and approaches. This study reports findings from seven HIV/AIDS education and training projects. Participants in more than 600 training sessions described themselves, their professional background, and their general reasons for taking the training. Immediately following the training, they also rated the quality of their educational experience along several dimensions. Trainee characteristics were related to assessments of training quality, using a regression decision-tree analytic approach. Although effect sizes were generally small, quality ratings of the HIV/AIDS training experiences were associated with certain projects, basic trainee demographic characteristics, professional background, and experience in the HIV field. Greater understanding about participant characteristics can provide clues about how these training experiences are perceived and processed and may inform decision making about instructional HIV/AIDS curricula.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/016327870002300202