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Comparison of provincial and PALSA PLUS training approaches |
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| Provincial training approach |
PALSA PLUS training approach |
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| Centralized by district |
Decentralized (on-site at individual clinics) |
| Doctors and nurses trained together |
Training designed specifically for nurses |
| Attendance by ART nurses only |
Attendance by all nurses in each intervention clinic |
| Conference-type format: Expert presentations (primarily didactic and uni-directional) by multiple specialists |
Educational outreach (facilitative, interactive) by trained group facilitators |
| Predominantly ART-specific AIDS care |
Lung health (including TB), HIV/AIDS (including ART) care |
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| Multiple materials, including the PALSA PLUS guideline |
PALSA PLUS guideline (and support materials) only |
Stein et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:240 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-240 |
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