Tools for evaluating HIV voluntary counselling and testing
Contributors: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Series: UNAIDS best practice collection. Key material; UNAIDS best practice collection
Publisher: UNAIDS
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9789291731275
Subjects: Voluntary Programs; HIV Infections; Prevention & control; Diagnosis; Counseling; AIDS (Disease); Prevention; Patients; Counseling of; Medical screening
Description: This document provides guidance on monitoring and evaluating the various aspects of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programs for HIV/AIDS. It provides tools for the evaluation of VCT as part of a national program, as well as VCT services at specific institutions, independent sites and services for special groups, including community-based non-governmental organizations. It includes monitoring and evaluation of VCT services associated with the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and tuberculosis preventive therapy. This document revises and adapts previous draft guidelines and incorporates relevant operational research findings.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "May 2000."

"UNAIDS/00.09E (English original, May 2000)"--P. [2] of cover.

"This document was written by Rachel Baggaley." - tp verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [57]).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cautions, difficulties and limitations with the VCT evaluation tools; title: Section 1. National preparedness for and commitment to VCT implementation; title: Tool 1: for evaluation of the national preparedness for VCT implementation; title: Section 2. Evaluation of operational aspects of the sites and services; title: Tool 2: for VCT site evaluation: logistic considerations and coverage; title: Section 3. Counsellors' requirements and satisfaction; title: Tool 3: for evaluation of counsellor selection, training and support; title: Section 4. Evaluation of counselling quality and content; title: 4a. Counselling quality; title: Tool 4.1: for evaluation of counselling skills.; title: 4b. Counselling content; title: Tool 4.2: for evaluation of pre-test counselling; title: Tool 4.3: for evaluation of post-test counselling; title: Tool 4.4: for evaluation of counselling where HIV testing is not available; title: Section 5. Counselling for special interventions; title: 5a. Counselling for TBPT; title: Tool 5.1: for evaluation of counselling content for TBPT; title: 5b. Counselling for MTCT interventions; title: Tool 5.2: for evaluation of counselling content for MTCT interventions; title: Section 6. "Group counselling"/Group education; title: Tool 6: for evaluation of group work; title: Section 7. Client satisfaction.; title: Tool 7: for evaluation of client satisfaction; title: Section 8. Costs of VCT; title: Tool 8: for evaluation of VCT costs; title: Appendix: Modified tool for reviewing quality of VCT associated with MTCT interventions.