Training Health Professionals in Tanzania: Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing and Midwifery Students (Randomized Controlled Trial Data)

"Training for Health Professionals” was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. As part of the study, 412 medical, nursing and midwifery students were stratified by discipline, completed baseline assessments, then randomized to attend a 4-day sexual health workshop (intervention, n=206) or to a waitlist control (n=206). The workshop curriculum covered sexual health across the lifespan, male and female sexual dysfunctions, key populations (LGBT), sexual violence, clinical skills building, ethics, policy writing, and cultural considerations. Primary outcomes were sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and clinical skills. The primary outcomes of sexual health knowledge and attitudes were assessed at baseline, post-intervention (intervention group only), and 3-month follow-up via a quantitative survey. This survey also included demographic information, education background, and evaluation of the sexual health workshop. The primary outcome of clinical skills was assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up via videotaped standardized patient (SP) interviews. Each of the videos (2 at baseline, 2 at follow-up) was independently rated by an expert (a faculty member) and the patient (the SP actor). After each interview participants completed a survey reflecting on their performance as a student clinician. At the end of the follow-up videos, participants completed a survey evaluating the standardized patient experience (SPE). In sum, this record includes an Excel file with the data codebook (also provided as six separate CSV files for accessibility) and five CSV data files covering the above outcomes. The responses were de-identified as described below in the README file.

“面向医疗专业人员的培训”是一项在坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆的穆希比利卫生与综合科学大学（Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, MUHAS）开展的随机对照单盲试验。本研究共招募412名医学、护理及助产学专业学生，按学科分层后完成基线评估，随后被随机分配至为期4天的性健康工作坊干预组（n=206）或等待列表对照组（n=206）。该工作坊的课程覆盖全生命周期性健康、男女性功能障碍、关键人群（LGBT）、性暴力、临床技能培养、伦理规范、政策制定以及文化适配性考量。本研究的主要结局指标为性健康知识、态度与临床技能。其中，性健康知识与态度这两项指标分别在基线、干预后（仅干预组）及3个月随访时通过定量问卷进行评估，问卷内容还涵盖人口统计学信息、教育背景以及对本次性健康工作坊的评价。临床技能这一主要结局指标则在基线及3个月随访时通过标准化患者（standardized patient, SP）录像访谈进行评估。每段访谈录像（基线及随访阶段各2段）均由1名专家（教职人员）与标准化患者扮演者独立评分。每次访谈结束后，参与者需完成一份问卷，反思自身作为实习临床医师的表现；在随访阶段的录像访谈结束后，参与者还需完成一份评估标准化患者体验（standardized patient experience, SPE）的问卷。本数据集包含一份含数据编码手册的Excel文件（同时提供6个独立CSV文件以提升可访问性），以及5个涵盖上述结局指标的CSV数据文件。所有受试者的应答信息均已按照本研究README文件中所述的方式进行了去标识化处理。