Delays, fears and training needs: Perspectives of health workers on clinical management of snakebite revealed by a qualitative study in Kitui County, Kenya

<p>The study aimed to find out the level of competence and training needs of Barangay Health Workers (BHW) of Davao City. The study utilized the descriptive-correlation and comparative research designs involving 270 BHWs and 15 BHW district presidents, conveniently selected as respondents of the study. A Visayan-translated questionnaire was constructed and tested for reliability for easy understanding by the respondents. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are middle-age adults, female, married, Roman Catholic, high school graduates, had 6-10 years of service as BHW and are city-paid. They are fairly competent on the different areas for training and development in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The respondents identified all areas for training and development as “highly needed” wherein, the healthcare of children in terms of nutrition is rated the highest. On both the level of competence and training needs urgency of the respondents, there is no significant association on their demographic profile. Furthermore, there is no significant relationship between the training needs urgency and the level of competence of the respondents. Finally, District 9 was found to be consistently “not competent” in all areas of competency while District 12 was found to be “not competent” only in the areas of Skills and Attitude. Although the rest of the districts were found to be fairly and moderately competent, training is still needed in all districts.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Health, training needs analysis, Barangay Health Workers, descriptivecorrelation and comparative, Davao City, Philippines</p><div> </div>

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Experiences, attitudes and training needs of pharmacy support staff providing services to drug users in Great Britain: A qualitative study

Journal of Substance Use ◽

10.1080/14659890802695840 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Adam Mackridge ◽

Jennifer Scott

Keyword(s):

Great Britain ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Drug Users ◽

Training Needs ◽

Support Staff ◽

And Training

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Desired Skills, Attributes and Training Needs of Dietetic Preceptors: A Qualitative Study

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 120 (10) ◽

pp. A123

Author(s):

T. Benoit ◽

S. Shreim ◽

E. Torna ◽

A. Montes ◽

J. Andrade

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Training Needs ◽

And Training

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Assessing knowledge, attitude, practice and training related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey of frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050138 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. e050138

Author(s):

Theddeus Iheanacho ◽

Elina Stefanovics ◽

Ugochi Genevieve Okoro ◽

Udo Ego Anyaehie ◽

Paschal Okuchi Njoku ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Health Workers ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Training Needs ◽

Medical Laboratory ◽

Group Differences ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Group ◽

And Training

ObjectivesHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline of efforts to treat those affected by COVID-19 and prevent its continued spread. This study seeks to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) as well as training needs and preferences related to COVID-19 among frontline HCWs in Nigeria.SettingA cross-sectional survey was carried out among 1852 HCWs in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings across Nigeria using a 33-item questionnaire.ParticipantsRespondents included doctors, nurses, pharmacy and clinical laboratory professionals who have direct clinical contact with patients at the various healthcare settings.AnalysisExploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to establish independent factors related to COVID-19 KAP. Analysis of variance was used to identify any differences in the factors among different categories of HCWs.ResultsEFA identified four factors: safety and prevention (factor 1), practice and knowledge (factor 2), control and mitigation (factor 3) and national perceptions (factor 4). Significant group differences were found on three factors: Factor 1 (F(1,1655)=5.79, p=0.0006), factor 3 (F(1,1633)=12.9, p<0.0.0001) and factor 4 (F(1,1655)=7.31, p<0.0001) with doctors scoring higher on these three factors when compared with nurses, pharmaceutical workers and medical laboratory scientist. The most endorsed training need was how to reorganise the workplace to prevent spread of COVID-19. This was chosen by 61.8% of medical laboratory professionals, 55.6% of doctors, 51.7% of nurses and 51.6% of pharmaceutical health workers. The most preferred modes of training were webinars and conferences.ConclusionThere were substantial differences in KAP regarding the COVID-19 pandemic among various categories of frontline HCWs surveyed. There were also group differences on COVID-19 training needs and preferences. Tailored health education and training aimed at enhancing and updating COVID-19 KAP are needed, particularly among non-physician HCWs.

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