Evaluation of a web-based intervention for improving HIV/AIDS knowledge in rural Yunnan, China

Abstract

Web-based education is an effective method to increase health knowledge in rural China. Ongoing logistic support is essential for success.

The Delivery of Public Health Interventions via the Internet: Actualizing Their Potential

“…Thus far, positive outcomes have been reported in RCTs of Internet interventions across a wide range of clinical outcomes, including asthma management (20,30,59,74,111), caregiving stress (84,85), breast cancer coping (104,157), chronic pain (13,14,15,45,54), congestive heart failure symptom monitoring (4,64,117), diabetes self management (5, 8, 11, 21, 50, 65-68, 75, 89-91), problem drinking (77,86,148), falls prevention (160), headache management (31,125,132), multiple risk behavior change (76), cardiac rehabilitation (126), HIV prevention (12,63,141), medical decision making (7,16,72), cognitive stimulation in Alzheimer's (136) (32,151), tinnitus distress (3), and weight loss (44, 56, 58, 92, 118, 121, 137-139, 152, 154, 155).…”

Is the service of HIV counselling and testing satisfied in Hangzhou, China?

“…So our government will need to invest resources into building and maintaining more professional websites to provide consistent, authoritative knowledge about HIV/AIDS. 9 Second, to ensure confidentiality for attendees, we should supply a private room for HIV VCT and make sure that we have implemented appropriate measures to safeguard the attendees' confidential information. Also we should provide clients with the option of anonymous HIV testing.…”

Les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) et la promotion de la santé sexuelle chez les jeunes autochtones du Québec

“…Juzang et al (2011) ont mentionné une intervention par téléphone cellulaire. D'autres auteurs se sont penchés sur des interventions dispensées par Internet (Bull et al 2009 ;Halpern et al 2008 ;Marsh et al 2011 ;Tian et al 2007). Ainsi, les TIC utilisées dans les interventions de promotion de la SSR recensées sont déjà bien implantées chez ces PN du Québec.…”