Accelerating Success of HIV/AIDS Control Programs: The Significance of Health-Care Workers' Competence.
HIV AIDS (Auckl)
; 16: 367-377, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
- Despite the competence-building framework and interventions, the success of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs remains unsatisfactory with scanty empirical evidence on the significance of professional competence to the success of HIV/AIDS control programs.Methods:
- Using a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data, from 40 health-care workers and 9 managers of the HIV/AIDS program in Kagadi District, this article analyzes the professional and cultural competencies among health-care workers and the significance of the competencies to the success of HIV/AIDS control programs. Descriptive statistics were generated to describe health-care workers' opinions on their competence and success of HIV/AIDS control programs. In addition, a regression model was fitted to estimate the contribution of health-care workers' competence to the success of HIV/AIDS control programs. This quantitative analysis was triangulated with a thematic analysis of key informants' views.Results:
- Findings indicate that health-care workers' competence bears a positive statistically significant contribution to the success of HIV/AIDS control programs. Employee competence is necessary but not sufficient to foster the full realization of desired results from HIV/AIDS control programs.Conclusion:
- Managers of HIV/AIDS control programs need to prioritize and continuously train health-care workers to boost their professional and cultural skills to effectively deliver interventional activities under HIV/AIDS control programs. Additionally, improving the working environment of health-care workers is critical to improve their motivation towards greater success of HIV/AIDS control programs.
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
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HIV AIDS (Auckl)
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Uganda
País de publicação:
Nova Zelândia