Computer-aided voluntary counseling and test:a pilot trial / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective This study aimed at soliciting preliminary data about the feasibility and effectiveness of a computer-aids for HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling and test (VCT) developed by ourselves and inform further refinement and evaluation of the software.Methods Informant qualitative interviews,structured questionnaires and audio-recorded counseling cases were used in gathering data.Pre-and post-intervention statistical comparisons of quantitative data and expert reviews of qualitative materials were performed in deriving evaluation outcomes.Results Application of the software increased per episode counseling time from 5.55 minutes to 10.73 minutes;coverage of critical counseling components by over 1.5 folds;and successful memory of core knowledge items from 40.51% to 86.34%.Most participating counselors and clients perceive the software as feasible and effective.Conclusions The software put forth merits further researches.