UCLA/Thai MoPH Epidemiology Training Program on AIDS

加州大学洛杉矶分校/泰国卫生部艾滋病流行病学培训项目

• 批准号: 9044842
• 负责人: Roger Detels
• 金额: $ 29.58万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-27 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9044842
• 关键词: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Area; Behavior Therapy; CD4 Positive T Lymphocytes; Car Phone; Country; Data Collection; Doctor of Philosophy; Drug user; Epidemiology; Faculty; General Population; Goals; HIV; Health; Individual; Intention; Internet; Intervention; Modeling; Monitor; Prevalence; Public Health; Records; Research; Research Methodology; Series; Supervision; System; Technology; Thailand; Training; Training Programs; Walkers; base; burden of illness; community intervention; evidence base; intervention program; member; men who have sex with men; programs; public health research; sex

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although the prevalence of HIV in Thailand has been declining recently among the general population, the level remains high among drug users (20%+), MSM (8-22%) and sex workers (7% among direct sex workers and 21% among street walkers). A high proportion of infected individuals in need of treatment (currently set at 350 mm3 CD4 cells) still do not receive treatment, and a high proportion of newly identified individuals already have low CD4 levels. The Thai Ministry of Public Health is now implementing a new strategy, the Area-Based Surveillance System, which will require expanding their research capacity and to generating more accurate strategic information. Through a series of in-country courses and short- and long- term training in advanced research methodologies, the UCLA Department of Epidemiology proposes to assist the Division of Epidemiology of the Thai Ministry of Public Health to achieve the goals of the Area-Based Surveillance System to enhance research capacity. Thus, we propose to train four M.S. candidates, two Ph.D. candidates, and three short-term postdoctoral trainees at UCLA. The degree candidates will conduct their field research for their theses and dissertations in Thailand under the supervision of the Thai faculty members. The short courses to be given in Thailand include strategies for communicating public health messages, strategies for implementing community intervention programs, modeling for disease burden, assessment of intervention strategies, mobile phone and internet technologies for data collection, program monitoring, coordination and supervision of staff, and evidence-based behavioral interventions. Candidates for the UCLA-based programs will be recommended by the Thai faculty on the basis of their academic records, commitment to HIV and public health research, and intention to promote the health of Thais (all of our previous trainees have returned to Thailand).

描述(申请人提供)：尽管泰国的艾滋病毒流行率最近在普通人群中有所下降，但吸毒者(20%以上)、男男性接触者(8%-22%)和性工作者(直接性工作者中7%，街头走私者中21%)的艾滋病毒感染率仍然很高。需要治疗的高比例感染者(目前设定为350mm3的CD4细胞)仍然没有接受治疗，而且新发现的高比例人的CD4水平已经很低。泰国公共卫生部目前正在实施一项新战略--区域监测系统，这将需要扩大他们的研究能力，并产生更准确的战略信息。加州大学洛杉矶分校流行病学部通过一系列国内课程和高级研究方法的短期和长期培训，建议协助泰国公共卫生部流行病学司实现区域监测系统的目标，以提高研究能力。因此，我们建议在加州大学洛杉矶分校培养四名硕士研究生、两名博士研究生和三名短期博士后实习生。学位候选人将在泰国教职员工的监督下，在泰国进行论文和学位论文的实地研究。将在泰国开设的短期课程包括：传播公共卫生信息的战略、实施社区干预计划的战略、疾病负担的建模、干预战略的评估、用于数据收集的移动电话和互联网技术、项目监测、工作人员的协调和监督以及循证行为干预。以加州大学洛杉矶分校为基础的项目的候选人将由泰国教师根据他们的学术记录、对艾滋病毒和公共卫生研究的承诺以及促进泰国人健康的意图来推荐(我们之前的所有受训人员都已返回泰国)。