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Aim: To systematically review the effectiveness of education and/or training for traditional (informal) and formal health service providers in infant male circumcision on morbidity or mortality outcomes. Methods: We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and clinical trial registries in all languages from January 1985 to June 2018. Our primary outcomes were all-cause morbidity and all-cause mortality. Results: We identified 1399 publications. Only four non-controlled before and after studies from the USA and Uganda satisfied our criteria, all of which examined the effect of training on the skills and knowledge of medical doctors, midwives and clinical officers. No study involved informal traditional circumcision providers. All included studies were low quality. Conclusions: High-quality studies of simple training packages to improve education and training of circumcision providers, especially informal non-medical providers in low income countries are needed.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| Early online date | 10 Jun 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Aug 2019 |
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Health service provider education and/or training in infant male circumcision to improve short- and long-term morbidity outcomes : A systematic review. / Gyan, Thomas; Strobel, Natalie A.; McAuley, Kimberley; Shannon, Caitlin; Newton, Sam; Tawiah-Agyemang, Charlotte; Amenga-Etego, Seeba; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Forbes, David; Edmond, Karen.
In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 09.08.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Health service provider education and/or training in infant male circumcision to improve short- and long-term morbidity outcomes
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Gyan, Thomas
AU - Strobel, Natalie A.
AU - McAuley, Kimberley
AU - Shannon, Caitlin
AU - Newton, Sam
AU - Tawiah-Agyemang, Charlotte
AU - Amenga-Etego, Seeba
AU - Owusu-Agyei, Seth
AU - Forbes, David
AU - Edmond, Karen
PY - 2019/8/9
Y1 - 2019/8/9
N2 - Aim: To systematically review the effectiveness of education and/or training for traditional (informal) and formal health service providers in infant male circumcision on morbidity or mortality outcomes. Methods: We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and clinical trial registries in all languages from January 1985 to June 2018. Our primary outcomes were all-cause morbidity and all-cause mortality. Results: We identified 1399 publications. Only four non-controlled before and after studies from the USA and Uganda satisfied our criteria, all of which examined the effect of training on the skills and knowledge of medical doctors, midwives and clinical officers. No study involved informal traditional circumcision providers. All included studies were low quality. Conclusions: High-quality studies of simple training packages to improve education and training of circumcision providers, especially informal non-medical providers in low income countries are needed.
AB - Aim: To systematically review the effectiveness of education and/or training for traditional (informal) and formal health service providers in infant male circumcision on morbidity or mortality outcomes. Methods: We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and clinical trial registries in all languages from January 1985 to June 2018. Our primary outcomes were all-cause morbidity and all-cause mortality. Results: We identified 1399 publications. Only four non-controlled before and after studies from the USA and Uganda satisfied our criteria, all of which examined the effect of training on the skills and knowledge of medical doctors, midwives and clinical officers. No study involved informal traditional circumcision providers. All included studies were low quality. Conclusions: High-quality studies of simple training packages to improve education and training of circumcision providers, especially informal non-medical providers in low income countries are needed.
KW - education
KW - infant male circumcision
KW - systematic review
KW - training
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U2 - 10.1111/jpc.14528
DO - 10.1111/jpc.14528
M3 - Review article
JO - Journal of Paediatric and Child Health
JF - Journal of Paediatric and Child Health
SN - 1034-4810
ER -