Comparing in-person, blended and virtual training interventions; a real-world evaluation of HIV capacity building programs in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

E Kiguli-Malwadde, M Forster, A Eliaz, J Celentano, E Chilembe, I D Couper, E T Dassah, M R De Villiers, O Gachuno, C Haruzivishe, J Khanyola, S Martin, K Motlhatlhedi, R Mubuuke, K A Mteta, P Moabi, A Rodrigues, D Sears, F Semitala, D von Zinkernagel, M J A Reid and F Suleman

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023, vol. 3, issue 7, 1-14

Abstract: We sought to evaluate the impact of transitioning a multi-country HIV training program from in-person to online by comparing digital training approaches implemented during the pandemic with in-person approaches employed before COVID-19. We evaluated mean changes in pre-and post-course knowledge scores and self-reported confidence scores for learners who participated in (1) in-person workshops (between October 2019 and March 2020), (2) entirely asynchronous, Virtual Workshops [VW] (between May 2021 and January 2022), and (3) a blended Online Course [OC] (between May 2021 and January 2022) across 16 SSA countries. Learning objectives and evaluation tools were the same for all three groups. Across 16 SSA countries, 3023 participants enrolled in the in-person course, 2193 learners participated in the virtual workshop, and 527 in the online course. The proportions of women who participated in the VW and OC were greater than the proportion who participated in the in-person course (60.1% and 63.6%, p

Date: 2023
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