tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial | Byamugisha et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011 14 43 http content 14 1 43 JOURNALOF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY RESEARCH Open Access Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda a randomized facility-based intervention trial D n. D s V V I I I z i ir Pk C 5A I A rz X m 2 r r f l I n r f ĩ 13 A r I r AC n r m s z t 14 5 I I fs r Is i I I I v llr r-l r5 m I Robert Byamugisha Anne N Astr0m Grace Ndeezi Charles AS Karamagi ihorKHQ lyiiesKar and James K Tumwine3 Abstract Background The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a written invitation letter to the spouses of new antenatal clinic attendees on attendance by couples and on male partner acceptance of HIV testing at subsequent antenatal clinic visits. Methods The trial was conducted with 1060 new attendees from October 2009 to February 2010 in an antenatal clinic at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Mbale District eastern Uganda. The intervention comprised an invitation letter delivered to the spouses of new antenatal attendees while the control group received an information letter a leaflet concerning antenatal care. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of pregnant women who attended antenatal care with their male partners during a follow-up period of four weeks. Eligible pregnant women were randomly assigned to the intervention or non-intervention groups using a randomization sequence which was computer generated utilizing a random sequence generator RANDOM ORG that employed a simple randomization procedure. Respondents health worKers and research assistants were masKed to group assignments. Results The trial was completed with 530 women enrolled in each group. Participants were analyzed as originally assigned intention to treat . For the primary outcome the percentage of trial participants who attended the antenatal clinic with their partners were 86 530 and 75 530 in the intervention and nonintervention groups .