Effect of integrated infectious disease training and on-site support on the management of childhood illnesses in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial.

Background: The Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity-Building Evaluation (IDCAP) was designed to test the effects of two interventions, Integrated Management of Infectious Disease (IMID) training and on-site support (OSS), on clinical practice of mid-level practitioners. This article reports the effects of these interventions on clinical practice in management of common childhood illnesses.

Methods: Two trainees from each of 36 health facilities participated in the IMID training.

Improving facility performance in infectious disease care in Uganda: a mixed design study with pre/post and cluster randomized trial components.

Background: The effects of two interventions, Integrated Management of Infectious Disease (IMID) training program and On-Site Support (OSS), were tested on 23 facility performance indicators for emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT), malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and HIV.

Methods: The trial was implemented in 36 primary care facilities in Uganda. From April 2010, two mid-level practitioners per facility participated in IMID training.