joyce olenja - kavi, kenya
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Building HIV Vaccine Literacy and Acceptance among communities through training of Tutors
at Kenya Medical Training Institutions.
Joyce Olenja, Sabina Wakasiaka, Gaudensia Mutua, Jacquelyn Nyange, Omu Anzala, Bashir Farah.
Background and context
• KAVI- Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a research institute based at University of Nairobi
• Well known for vaccine trials since 2001• KAVI in collaboration with Universities of Manitoba
and Toronto received a grant from the GHRI to address HIV vaccine knowledge translation.
• Establishing KAVI as a centre of excellence for HIV vaccine/prevention trials in the East African region
Incorporating Social Science Perspectives
Key Objective----
Build HIV vaccine literacy and enhance community engagement in clinical research
Expected Outcomes
• Improved vaccine literacy among various stakeholders
• Improved advocacy for HIV vaccine research development by policy makers
• Improved community participation in vaccine trials- especially women
• Improved participation by Most At Risk Populations (MARPs)
Background and Context
• HIV Prevalence remains a challenge especially in
Africa region(Kenya 6.3%)
• Expansion in development and advocacy for
prevention measures
• Search for a vaccine bears the highest promise.
• Vaccine literacy among stakeholders as critical
Why Focus on community literacy?
• The importance of understanding the socio- cultural context
• Employing a holistic perspective• Awareness Creation and capacity building
Advocacy for change
• More so for complex research as clinical trials• The need for community participation• The challenges of behaviour change
PrEP
Clean injecting equipment
Cervical barriers: vaginal diaphragms
Prevention of vertical transmission
Voluntary counselling and testing
Treatment as prevention
Male circumcision
PEP
Comprehensive HIV prevention
ARV
Methodology
• Mapping stakeholders with potential influence on vaccine development
Policy makersCommunity leadersHealth service providersCommunity as volunteers and significant
others
• Kenya Medical training college as entry for vaccine literacy training
Trains the largest(90%)of health service providers nationwide
Have geographic spread
Training- The Approach
Sensitization of KMTC
administration.
Letters of Invitation were done by KAVI.
Local agreement between the Institutions
&certification
Regional Training sessions
Nairobi, Coast & Eastern, Western, Rift
Valley
Feed back & on- going
dialogue on inclusion of Vaccines in
the curriculum
Unit PresentationsSkills building activity
Q & A
Training Focus
• Update on HIV Epidemiology • Vaccine basics• Clinical trials basics• Ethical issues in research
- Rights, respect and protection
- Consent
• Community engagement in vaccine trials
-Gender Issues and decision making
-Misconceptions
- Fears and Concerns
Results
• Six trainings conducted between 2010 and 2012: 177 Tutors trained
• Increased knowledge on HIV clinical trials. • Identified role as advocates for vaccine
literacy• Positive feedback from KMTC management• A decision by management to incoporate a
module on vaccines within the training curriculum
Workshop Ratings Nairobi
5%
31%
64%
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Workshop Ratings Mombasa
2%
28%
70%
Percent
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Lessons learnt
• Knowledge translation can be attained using existing structures
• Service providers require an integrated set of clinical and social skills
• Service providers appreciate the importance and relevance of community perspectives in research
Community understanding
The role /place of gender in decision making regarding participation in clinical research
Conclusion
• Tutors pivotal position as trainers of service providers have the potential to cascade vaccine literacy.
• This finding highlights the importance of strategic targeting for support to HIV vaccine development.
• This approach addresses sustainability and efficiency in knowledge translation and is relevant for other programmes
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