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Table 2 Trainings held for M&E Officers over 18 months with pre-test and post-test score, when collected

From: Establishing a health information workforce: innovation for low- and middle-income countries

 

Training topic

Date

Description

Average pre-test score

Average post-test score

1

Health information management systems (HIMS)

Oct 2007

5-day training to improve awareness, understanding, and technical skills of the M&E Officers in relation to the creation, acquisition, processing, dissemination, and use of quality health data

N/A

N/A

2

M&E workshop

Nov 2007

5-day training to develop and strengthen the capacity of the M&E Officers to monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS programs. The workshop covered five main areas: general M&E information, M&E frameworks, indicators and data sources, evaluation, and utilization of M&E information

N/A

N/A

3

National HIV/AIDS programs

Apr 2008

6-day training providing an overview of national health programs administered throughout the country (e.g., HIV treatment, sexually transmitted infections, TB, HIV testing and counseling, etc.).

62.5

74.4**

4

Data management and utilization

Sep-Oct 2008

5-day training on collecting, managing, analyzing, and interpreting health-care data using DHIS and e-BHRIMS

46.8

70.0**

5

Data analysis, report writing, and dissemination

Mar 2009

5-day training on analyzing and disseminating M&E data, enhancing data quality, program planning, and program implementation at the district-level

64.0

78.0*

  1. * p < 0.05 based on a paired t-test.
  2. ** p < 0.001 based on a paired t-test.