An Assessment of Viral Hepatitis Services and Training Needs in DHHS Regions V and VII

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An Assessment of Viral Hepatitis Services and
Training Needs in DHHS Regions V and VII

• John R. Pfister1, 2, Barbara Cole1, Karen
  Sherman1
• 1 Health Care Education and Training, Inc.
  (HCET), Indianapolis, IN.
• 2 State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of
  Wisconsin-Madison.
• Hepatitis Coordinator Conference
• Richmond, VA, July 30, 2001

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HCETs Viral Hepatitis Training Project

• Cooperative agreement with CDC
• Clinicians, Health Educators and Counselors
• Family Planning Clinics, STD Clinics, Community
  Health Centers, Local Health Departments
• Region V Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
  Ohio, Wisconsin
• Region VII Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

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Hepatitis Training Needs Assessment

• Secondary Data
• Demographics
• Hepatitis Risk
• Hepatitis Incidence and Prevalence
• Primary Data
• Questionnaire
• On-site observation and interviews
• Comprehensive Training Plan

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Hepatitis Training Needs Assessment Questionnaire

• Blast mailing to all identified family planning
  agencies, STD clinics and community health
  centers in 10 state area (n935)
• Addressees encouraged to further distribute
  questionnaire to others
• Questionnaires returned by 331 respondents

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Needs Assessment Questionnaire

• Hepatitis Services Currently Provided
• Employee Knowledge or Skill Level
• Employee Comfort Level
• Perceived Training Needs
• Barriers to Integration
• In-Service and Workshop Attendance/Barriers
• Current Information Sources
• Accessibility of Training Resources
• Preferred Training Modalities

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Statistical Analysis

• Responses were tabulated and summarized through
  descriptive statistical analysis.
• Data were stratified by state, city size, agency
  type, and employee role.
• Statistically significantly differences (plt0.1)
  in responses were identified through contingency
  table analysis.

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Questionnaire Respondents (n331)
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Representation, by State
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Population

• 63 million people live in Regions V and VII
  (22.4 of U.S. Population)
• 46 million (73) live in the 70 largest cities
  (population gt100,000)
• 29 million (46) live in the 11 largest cities
  (population gt 1 million)

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Hepatitis Services Provided
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Knowledge or Skill Level Deficits
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Comfort Level Deficits
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Training Needs
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Barriers to Integration
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Workshop Attendance (Past Two Years)
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In-Service/Workshop Attendance
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Barriers to Participation in Training
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Current Information Sources
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Accessibility of Training Resources
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Preferred Training Modalities
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Next Steps

• Questionnaire Data
• On-site Observations and Interviews
• Comprehensive Training Plan
• Share Information

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