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Introduction : Ghana's multi-sectoral approach towards the management of HIV and AIDS has resulted in many community-level activities and programs aimed at stopping HIV infections and reducing the impact of HIV and AIDS. This study seeks to investigate whether Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) officers in Ghana will be willing to join in an electronic learning platform which is web-based as a means of building M&E capacity. Methods : 123 out of 130 participants were involved in the study. Continuous and categorical variables were analysed using means and proportions. Structural equation Modelling technique was used to determine the factors associated with acceptability/intention to use. Results : The results showed that Attitude toward usage had a positive significant influence on acceptability/intention to use (AITU). In addition, experience with online learning and Internet discussion also had a positive influence on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use respectively. The overall model shows 71% of variation of M&E officers' attitude toward usage on acceptability/intention to use online M&E platform as observed by the covariates in the model. Conclusions : Attitude toward usage was observed to be the strongest determinant of the AITU online HIV/AIDS M&E platform for monitoring and evaluation activities.

Objective: To design and fabricate a subcutaneous contraceptive implant insertion simulator, and to characterize the performance of nursing students trained with and without the simulator., Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on nursing students in Ghana who had no previous training in the insertion of contraceptive implants. They were given standardized training in insertion of implants from 25 April to 26 April, 2016, and then were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. The control group watched insertions of live implants while the intervention group practiced using the simulator. Local materials were used to fabricate the simulator. The performance of both groups was assessed after the training., Results: The participants consisted of 50 nursing students. Those in the intervention group were more likely to: insert the implant accurately (95.2% vs 78.4%, P<0.001); take less time to complete an insertion (mean of 33.6 seconds vs 42.2 seconds, P<0.001); and commit fewer errors (1.9 vs 2.5, P=0.005) compared to the control group. In addition, participants rated the simulator high on 11/11 of the product requirements with the teaching (93.2%), learning (91.4%), and skill acquisition (88.6%) requirements being the highest rated., Conclusion: A low-cost, locally fabricated simulator is an effective tool for augmenting the current training protocol by improving insertion skills of contraceptive implants., (© 2019 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)