Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Effectiveness of a training-of-trainers model in a HIV counseling and testing program in the Caribbean Region | Human Resources for Health BioMed Central Open Access Effectiveness of a training-of-trainers model in a HIV counseling and testing program in the Caribbean Region Cynthia A Hiner 1 Brinnon Garrett Mandel1 Marcia R Weaver2 Douglas Bruce3 Robert McLaughlin2 and Jean Anderson1 4 Address 1Jhpiego Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA international Training and Education on HIV I-TECH Department of Health Services University of Washington Seattle WA USA 3Adolescent Community Health Research Group DePaul University Chicago IL USA and 4Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Baltimore MD USA Email Cynthia A Hiner - chiner@ Brinnon Garrett Mandel - brinnongarrett@ Marcia R Weaver - mweaver@ Douglas Bruce - dbruce1@ Robert McLaughlin - robmcl@ Jean Anderson - janders@ Corresponding author Published 17 February 2009 Received 25 March 2008 Accepted 17 February 2009 Human Resources for Health 2009 7 11 doi 1478-449l-7-ll p This article is available from http content 7 l l l 2009 Hiner et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of a voluntary counseling and testing VCT training program based on a training-of-trainers TOT model in the Caribbean Region we gathered data on the percentage of participants trained as VCT providers who were providing VCT services and those trained as VCT trainers who were conducting VCT training. Methods The VCT training program trained 3 489 providers in VCT clinical skills and 167 in VCT training skills within a defined timeframe. An information-monitoring .