Translation and validation of Training Needs Analysis Questionnaire among reproductive, maternal and newborn health workers in Tanzania

BMC Health Services Research

David Siso¹  Micheal Mugerwa²  Edna Selestine²  Leonard Subi³  Marleen Temmerman⁴  James Orwa⁴  Michaela Mantel⁴  Secilia Mrema⁵  Tumbwene Mwansisya⁶  Kahabi Isangula⁶  Columba Mbekenga⁶  Loveluck Mwasha⁶  Eunice Pallangyo⁶  Grace Edwards⁷ 

[1] Aga Khan Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;Aga Khan Health Services, Mwanza, Tanzania;Community Development, Ministry of Health, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania;Department of Population Health, the Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya;Regional Reproductive and Child Health Coordinator, Mwanza, Tanzania;School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Kampala, Uganda;

关键词: Validation;    Training need analysis;    Reproductive;    Maternal;    Newborn;    Healthcare workers;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12913-021-06686-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundContinuous professional development (CPD) has been reported to enhance healthcare workers’ knowledge and skills, improve retention and recruitment, improve the quality of patient care, and reduce patient mortality. Therefore, validated training needs assessment tools are important to facilitate the design of effective CPD programs.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted using self-administered questionnaires. Participants were healthcare workers in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health (RMNH) from seven hospitals, 12 health centers, and 17 dispensaries in eight districts of Mwanza Region, Tanzania. The training needs analysis (TNA) tool that was used for data collection was adapted and translated into Kiswahili from English version of the Hennessy-Hicks’ Training Need Analysis Questionnaire (TNAQ).ResultsIn total, 153 healthcare workers participated in this study. Most participants were female 83 % (n = 127), and 76 % (n = 115) were nurses. The average age was 39 years, and the mean duration working in RMNH was 7.9 years. The reliability of the adapted TNAQ was 0.954. Assessment of construct validity indicated that the comparative fit index was equal to 1.ConclusionsThe adapted TNAQ appears to be reliable and valid for identifying professional training needs among healthcare workers in RMNH settings in Mwanza Region, Tanzania. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to test the use of the TNAQ in broader healthcare systems and settings.

【 授权许可】

CC BY