No time for change? Impact of contextual factors on the effect of training primary care healthcare workers in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam on how to manage asthma in children - A FRESH AIR implementation study

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  • Jesper Kjærgaard
  • Thomas Nørrelykke Nissen
  • Elvira Isaeva
  • Nguyen Nhat Quynh
  • Reventlow, Susanne
  • Stine Lund
  • Talant Sooronbaev
  • Pham Le An
  • Marianne Stubbe Østergaard
  • Jim Stout
  • Anja Poulsen
  • Marilena Anastasaki
  • Azamat Akylbekov
  • Andy Barton
  • Antonios Bertsias
  • Pham Duong Uyen Binh
  • Job F.M. van Boven
  • Evelyn A. Brakema
  • Dennis Burges
  • Lucy Cartwright
  • Vasiliki E. Chatzea
  • Niels H. Chavannes
  • Liza Cragg
  • Tran Ngoc Dang
  • Ilyas Dautov
  • Berik Emilov
  • Irene Ferarrio
  • Frederik A. van Gemert
  • Ben Hedrick
  • Le Huynh Thi Cam Hong
  • Nick Hopkinson
  • Rupert Jones
  • Corina de Jong
  • Sanne van Kampen
  • Winceslaus Katagira
  • Bruce Kirenga
  • Rianne Mjj van der Kleij
  • Janwillem Kocks
  • Le Thi Tuyet Lan
  • Tran Thanh Duv Linh
  • Christos Lionis
  • Kim Xuan Loan
  • Nguyen Huy Luan
  • Maamed Mademilov
  • Andy McEwen
  • Patrick Musinguzi
  • Rebecca Nantanda
  • Grace Ndeezi
  • Sophia Papadakis
  • Hilary Pinnock
  • the FRESH AIR collaborators

Background: Training is a common and cost-effective way of trying to improve quality of care in low- and middle-income countries but studies of contextual factors for the successful translation of increased knowledge into clinical change are lacking, especially in primary care. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of contextual factors on the effect of training rural healthcare workers in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam on their knowledge and clinical performance in managing pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms. Methods: Primary care health workers in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam underwent a one-day training session on asthma in children under five. The effect of training was measured on knowledge and clinical performance using a validated questionnaire, and by direct clinical observations. Results: Eighty-one healthcare workers participated in the training. Their knowledge increased by 1.1 Cohen’s d (CI: 0.7 to 1.4) in Kyrgyzstan where baseline performance was lower and 1.5 Cohen’s d (CI: 0.5 to 2.5) in Vietnam. Consultations were performed by different types of health care workers in Kyrgyzstan and there was a 79.1% (CI 73.9 to 84.3%) increase in consultations where at least one core symptom of respiratory illness was asked. Only medical doctors participated in Vietnam, where the increase was 25.0% (CI 15.1 to 34.9%). Clinical examination improved significantly after training in Kyrgyzstan. In Vietnam, the number of actions performed generally declined. The most pronounced difference in contextual factors was consultation time, which was median 15 min in Kyrgyzstan and 2 min in Vietnam. Discussion and conclusion: The effects on knowledge of training primary care health workers in lower middle-income countries in diagnosis and management of asthma in children under five only translated into changes in clinical performance where consultation time allowed for changes to clinical practice, emphasizing the importance of considering contextual factors in order to succeed in behavioral change after training.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1137
JournalBMC Health Services Research
Volume20
Issue number1
Number of pages9
ISSN1472-6963
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Asthma, Contextual factors, Knowledge, Low- and middle-income countries, Pediatrics, Quality of care, Time for consultation, Training

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