Effect of sexually transmitted infection (STI) training on case-based test results
| Module | Training (all methods combined) | Lecture | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Change | p Value | n | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Change | p Value | |
| 1 STI introduction and patient history | 22 | 57.2 | 71.1 | 13.9% (7.1% to 20.7%) | <0.001 | 9 | 51.3 | 78.7 | 27.4% (20.5% to 34.2%) | <0.001 |
| 2 STI physical exam and counselling | 21 | 53.7 | 65.5 | 11.8% (3.9% to 19.8%) | 0.006 | 9 | 52.1 | 73.9 | 21.7% (11.6% to 31.9%) | 0.001 |
| 3 Male urethritis syndrome | 22 | 57.9 | 75.7 | 17.8% (9.6% to 26.0%) | <0.001 | 10 | 63.5 | 77.3 | 13.8% (1.3% to 26.2%) | 0.034 |
| 4 Vaginal discharge syndrome | 20 | 56.8 | 61.7 | 4.8% (−2.8% to 12.5%) | 0.200 | 10 | 49.7 | 62.5 | 12.8% (−0.1% to 25.7%) | 0.051 |
| 5 Genital ulcer syndrome | 19 | 46.0 | 62.5 | 16.6% (6.0% to 27.1%) | 0.004 | 7 | 43.3 | 61.9 | 18.6% (−12.7% to 49.8%) | 0.196 |
| 6 Lower abdominal pain | 18 | 40.9 | 54.7 | 13.8% (2.5% to 25.1%) | 0.019 | 7 | 27.6 | 45.2 | 17.6% (−4.1% to 39.3%) | 0.094 |
| Total | 122 | 52.5 | 65.7 | 13.2% (9.8% to 16.5%) | <0.001 | 52 | 49.2 | 67.7 | 18.5% (13.1% to 23.9%) | <0.001 |
| Module | Computer-based training | Paper-based training | ||||||||
| 1 STI introduction and patient history | 3 | 74.0 | 63.3 | 10.7% (−6.1% to 2.7%) | 0.958 | 10 | 60.6 | 63.3 | 2.8% (−5.7% to 11.2%) | 0.480 |
| 2 STI physical exam and counselling | 2 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 0.0% (−50.8% to 50.8%) | 1.000 | 10 | 55.5 | 60.8 | 5.3% (−7.9% to 18.5%) | 0.387 |
| 3 Male urethritis syndrome | 5 | 53.2 | 74.7 | 21.4% (6.3% to 36.4%) | 0.017 | 7 | 53.1 | 74.0 | 21.0% (−1.8% to 43.7%) | 0.065 |
| 4 Vaginal discharge syndrome | 3 | 63.2 | 54.2 | −9.0% (−32.4% to 14.3%) | 0.238 | 7 | 64.3 | 63.7 | −0.6% (−9.3% to 8.1%) | 0.873 |
| 5 Genital ulcer syndrome | 5 | 38.0 | 58.0 | 20.0% (2.4% to 37.6%) | 0.034 | 7 | 54.3 | 66.3 | 12.1% (1.5% to 22.8%) | 0.031 |
| 6 Lower abdominal pain | 4 | 31.7 | 53.8 | 22.1% (−32.8% to 76.8%) | 0.290 | 7 | 59.5 | 64.8 | 5.2% (−6.6% to 17.1%) | 0.320 |
| Total | 22 | 48.5 | 62.1 | 13.6% (5.0% to 22.3%) | 0.004 | 48 | 57.9 | 65.1 | 7.2% (2.5% to 11.9%) | 0.004 |