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ArticleInternational journal of public health2018

Training in youth-friendly service provision improves nurses' competency level in the Great Lakes Region.

Carine Weiss, Yajna Elouard, Jana Gerold, Sonja Merten

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Article in International journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Carine WeissDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Yajna ElouardSwiss Centre for International Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Jana GeroldDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Sonja MertenDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. Sonja.Merten@swisstph.ch.
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded program Grant no. 24912
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis survey investigates whether relevant training and availability of guidelines improve self-reported competencies of nurses in the provision of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in South-Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda.

methodsA quantitative baseline survey was conducted among nurses in randomly selected health facilities. Nurses providing youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services were asked to self-rate their competencies with regards to technical knowledge, clinical, and communication skills. In South-Kivu, Burundi, and Rwanda, 135, 131, and 99 nurses were interviewed, respectively.

resultsOverall differences of service and guideline availability and self-rated competencies can be observed between the three countries. In two countries, more than one in five nurses considered themselves to be only somewhat or not confident to counsel young people. Nurses from Rwanda showed the highest level of competencies followed by Burundi and South-Kivu. Lack of training in youth-friendly health services or family planning showed significant associations with reporting feeling somehow or not competent.

conclusionsThe lack of training, supervision, and guidelines expressed by the nurses is of great concern. Competency-based training in youth-friendly health services is an important approach in improving nurses' competency level.

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Adolescent Health ServicesReproductive Health ServicesAdolescentAdultBurundiClinical CompetenceDemocratic Republic of the CongoFemaleHumansInservice TrainingMaleNursing StaffPractice Guidelines as TopicRwandaSelf ReportYoung AdultNursesSelf-reported competenciesSRH servicesTrainingYoung people

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