multimedia in hiv/aids counseling

8/14/2019 Multimedia in HIV/AIDS counseling

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A proposal for creatinginformational multimedia

Knols in local languages

for counselingin Rajasthan, India.


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Raksha is a India based not-for-profit

Registered society for knowledge

and health activities.

Chief Mentor- Dr.Neelesh Bhandari

Initiate innovative technology enabledsolutions for knowledge in Health.

Background


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Rajasthan State Aids Control Society. RSACS

Conducts all AIDS related activities in Rajasthanstate

72 Integrated Counseling and Testing Centers

( 51 District Hospitals, 2 sub district hosp,6 CHCs

and 13 at medical college level).

84 more ICTCs to be added shortly.


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PROPOSAL-

To produce low cost, high quality,

educational multimedia content forpurposes of counseling and training.


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Specific Objective-

Use newer multimedia technologies to assist incounseling of clients at any ICTC / relatedcenter.

Use of video/flash animations/graphics/PowerPoint to create locally / nationallyrelevant intellectual property.

20 FAQs regarding HIV answered in 20 knols of10-12mins each in local languages.


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-Technology to assist ICTC staff in counseling


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Proposed Interface for counseling video modules

- Powerpoint

- Speaker video

- Animations

- Graphics

- Clinical video, etc

(Adopted from SmarTeach LMS by MEdRC)


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Digital content

Intellectual property thus created can be usedfor TV / Computer based counseling.

Can be used number of times at national-

international locations/ forums.

All content created using original / creativecommons / permitted multimedia. All copyright

regulations will be followed diligently.


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A worrisome trend.

Drop outs at each stage

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000

Number of clients serviced

Total number of clients at ICTCs

Counseled after tests

Tested

Pre Test counseling

22% dropouts after stage 1

14% dropouts after stage 2

Posttest counseling

68% clients complete process

78% of clients get tested

Pretest counseling

Floating zone


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All clients who visit the ICTC to get technology

enabled pretest counseling and proceed to get

tested.

Drop out rates in the past and after use of

e-counseling to be measured.

Any statistically significant change in dropoutrates to be taken as proof.

Aim


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Advantages of the project-

IEC media development

Demand generation

Lower drop out rates


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Training/ elearning

Creation of local language modules for trainingof counselors and lab technicians touching all

aspects of health and pathology in HIV/AIDS.

All lectures enhanced by appropriate

graphics/animation/videos.

Lectures to be accompanied by MCQ tests to

gauge learner comprehension.

Future plans-


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Screenshot of e-learning interface

used for counselor trainings.

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Bottomline

The proposal envisages an international funding

agency / RSACS to provide for / arrange for

funding for this project, to be carried out by

RAKSHA. Estimated time for completion of project

- 3 month

Estimated time for results to appear- 3 months after deployment of content.


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For detailed project report mail

[email protected]

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www.geocities.com/neeleshbhandari

www.slideshare.net/drneelesh

www.youtube.com/medicaleducation
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