Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol
Background: HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious problems in many parts of the world, and is a high priority for health managers and decision-makers. The aim of the qualitative part of this study will be to develop a mobile SMS (short messaging services) counselling intervention to prevent HIV/AIDS,...
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| description | Background: HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious problems in many parts of the world, and is a high priority for health managers and decision-makers. The aim of the qualitative part of this study will be to develop a mobile SMS (short messaging services) counselling intervention to prevent HIV/AIDS, while the quantitative part will be to test the effectiveness of a mobile SMS counselling intervention to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Method: A mixed methods approach will be used. Qualitative part: Design: focus group discussions (FGDs) will be conducted. Setting: Hospital/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia. Participants: Three FGDs will be conducted with male and female HIV/AIDS patients, and one group of local community leaders. One FGD will be conducted for each group. Three in-depth interviews (IDIs) will be conducted with patients who had HIV/AIDS, of which one will be female. Quantitative part: Design: a cluster randomized clinical trial with 384 HIV/AIDS patients in Terengganu, Malaysia. Intervention: Mobile SMS counselling intervention for patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Results: The main outcomes of this study will be the differences in knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS between the baseline and immediate follow-up after the intervention, and after 3 months. Conclusions: The mobile based SMS counselling intervention developed will be effective in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning HIV/AIDS prevention in Terengganu, Malaysia. |
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| spelling | upm-886762021-11-03T04:48:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88676/ Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol Hossain, Md Mosharaf Mat Min, Ruhani Muhammad, Zikri Mani, Kulanthayan K. C. Background: HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious problems in many parts of the world, and is a high priority for health managers and decision-makers. The aim of the qualitative part of this study will be to develop a mobile SMS (short messaging services) counselling intervention to prevent HIV/AIDS, while the quantitative part will be to test the effectiveness of a mobile SMS counselling intervention to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Method: A mixed methods approach will be used. Qualitative part: Design: focus group discussions (FGDs) will be conducted. Setting: Hospital/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia. Participants: Three FGDs will be conducted with male and female HIV/AIDS patients, and one group of local community leaders. One FGD will be conducted for each group. Three in-depth interviews (IDIs) will be conducted with patients who had HIV/AIDS, of which one will be female. Quantitative part: Design: a cluster randomized clinical trial with 384 HIV/AIDS patients in Terengganu, Malaysia. Intervention: Mobile SMS counselling intervention for patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Results: The main outcomes of this study will be the differences in knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning the prevention of HIV/AIDS between the baseline and immediate follow-up after the intervention, and after 3 months. Conclusions: The mobile based SMS counselling intervention developed will be effective in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients concerning HIV/AIDS prevention in Terengganu, Malaysia. BioMed Central 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88676/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Hossain, Md Mosharaf and Mat Min, Ruhani and Muhammad, Zikri and Mani, Kulanthayan K. C. (2020) Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol. BMC Public Health, 20. art. no. 787. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1471-2458 https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-08910-3 10.1186/s12889-020-08910-3 |
| spellingShingle | Hossain, Md Mosharaf Mat Min, Ruhani Muhammad, Zikri Mani, Kulanthayan K. C. Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title | Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title_full | Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title_short | Effectiveness of mobile SMS based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of HIV/ AIDS patients enrolled in hospitals/NGOs in Terengganu, Malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
| title_sort | effectiveness of mobile sms based counselling intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of hiv/ aids patients enrolled in hospitals/ngos in terengganu, malaysia: a mixed mode study protocol |
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