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（由申请人提供）：虽然泰国普通人群中的艾滋病毒感染率最近有所下降，但吸毒者（20%以上）、男男性行为者（8-22%）和性工作者（其中7%）的感染率仍然很高。直接性工作者和街头流浪者中的 21%）。很大一部分需要治疗的感染者（目前设定为 350 mm3 CD4 细胞）仍未接受治疗，并且很大一部分新发现的个体已经具有较低的 CD4 水平。泰国公共卫生部目前正在实施一项新战略，即区域监测系统，这将需要扩大其研究能力并生成更准确的战略信息。通过一系列国内课程以及先进研究方法的短期和长期培训，加州大学洛杉矶分校流行病学系建议协助泰国公共卫生部流行病学司实现区域监测的目标系统研究能力提升。因此，我们建议培养四名硕士。候选人，两名博士。候选人和加州大学洛杉矶分校的三名短期博士后实习生。学位候选人将在泰国教师的监督下在泰国进行论文和论文的实地研究。将在泰国提供的短期课程包括传播公共卫生信息的策略、实施社区干预计划的策略、疾病负担建模、干预策略评估、用于数据收集的移动电话和互联网技术、计划监测、工作人员协调和监督，以及基于证据的行为干预。泰国教师将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（我们之前所有的学员都已返回泰国）推荐加州大学洛杉矶分校项目的候选人。