An interventional study of Afrocentric Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice and Provider Behavior, sponsored by University of Minnesota. Recruiting at 3 sites in Tanzania. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-15.
Sponsored by University of Minnesota · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This study will evaluate the real-world effectiveness of a four-day Afrocentric sexual and reproductive health curriculum for health professional students in Tanzania.
Medical, nursing, and midwifery students from the State University of Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro Christian University, and the University of Dodoma will receive the curriculum. The curriculum covers sexual health across the lifespan, sexual dysfunctions, key populations, sexual violence, clinical skills training, ethics, policy writing, community resources, and cultural considerations.
Student outcomes will be assessed using surveys at baseline, immediately after the curriculum, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up to examine changes in sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and sexual history and counseling skills.
Training for Health Professionals 2 Aim 3 is designed to evaluate the real-world effectiveness and feasibility of disseminating an Afrocentric sexual and reproductive health curriculum for health professional students in Tanzania. The study builds on prior Training for Health Professionals work, including a previous randomized controlled trial that showed improvements in sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and clinical skills among health care students.
This Phase IV implementation study will be conducted at three institutions in Tanzania: the State University of Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro Christian University, and the University of Dodoma. The study will enroll medical, nursing, and midwifery students who are current pre-final year students at one of the participating institutions.
Participants will receive a four-day Afrocentric comprehensive sexual and reproductive health curriculum. The curriculum covers sexual health across the lifespan and male and female sexual dysfunctions on Day 1; key populations, including LGBT persons and sex workers, and sexual violence on Day 2; clinical skills training, ethics, and policy writing on Day 3; and community resources and cultural considerations on Day 4.
Participants will complete study surveys at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up. The surveys will assess sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and sexual history and counseling skills. Faculty involved in delivering the curriculum will also complete post-training evaluations assessing their knowledge, comfort, and skills in teaching the curriculum.
The study will evaluate whether participants increase and retain sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and skills after participating in the curriculum in a real-world educational setting. The study will also assess implementation fidelity and faculty training outcomes to inform future dissemination of the curriculum.
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Participants will receive a four-day Afrocentric comprehensive sexual and reproductive health curriculum at SUZA, KCMC, or UDOM in Tanzania. Outcomes will be assessed using surveys at baseline, immediately after the curriculum, and at 3- and 12-month follow-up.
Behavioral: Afrocentric Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum
The intervention is a four-day Afrocentric comprehensive sexual and reproductive health curriculum. It covers sexual health across the lifespan, male and female sexual dysfunctions, key populations including LGBT persons and sex workers, sexual violence, clinical skills training, ethics, policy writing, community resources, and cultural considerations.
Also known as: Training for Health Professionals Curriculum
Change in Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge
Change in sexual and reproductive health knowledge will be assessed using participant survey responses collected before the curriculum, immediately after the curriculum, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in Sexual and Reproductive Health Attitudes
Change in attitudes related to sexual and reproductive health care will be assessed using participant survey responses collected before the curriculum, immediately after the curriculum, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in Sexual History Taking and Counseling Skills
Change in sexual history taking and counseling skills will be assessed using participant survey responses collected before the curriculum, immediately after the curriculum, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3 months, and 12 months
Started Sep 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2027, 11 months after the start.
Of 741 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Behavior, half reached primary completion within 14 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32. This study's planned 11 months is below that.
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