Review of evidence on the effect of QA/QI approaches in HIV primary prevention in the EU-27 countries (original) (raw)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major public health burden in Europe, with an incidence rate of 5.7 per 100,000 population in the European Union (EU) / European Economic Area (EEA) countries in 2013 [1]. HIV prevention plays a crucial role in combating the HIV epidemic. However, Quality Improvement (QI) and Quality Assurance (QA) approaches have not been applied or documented widely in HIV prevention research. Instead, most research centers have commonly used more traditional approaches to quality control like checklists completed by staff members. These approaches mostly document what has been done but not the quality of what has been done [2]. This review has been conducted as a subcontract with the EU-funded “Joint Action on Improving Quality in HIV Prevention” and was commissioned by the Work Package 7. The so called “Quality Action” aims to increase the effectiveness of HIV prevention in Europe by using practical QA and QI tools and approaches. Quality Action has valida...
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