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ArticleBMC health services research2021

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

Tumbwene Mwansisya, Columba Mbekenga, Kahabi Isangula, Loveluck Mwasha, Eunice Pallangyo, Grace Edwards, James Orwa, Michaela Mantel, Micheal Mugerwa, Leonard Subi and 4 more

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Tumbwene MwansisyaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. tumbwene.mwansisya@aku.edu.
Columba MbekengaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kahabi IsangulaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Loveluck MwashaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Eunice PallangyoSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Grace EdwardsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, the Aga Khan University, Kampala, Uganda.
James OrwaDepartment of Population Health, the Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Michaela MantelDepartment of Population Health, the Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Micheal MugerwaAga Khan Health Services, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Leonard SubiCommunity Development, Ministry of Health, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Secilia MremaRegional Reproductive and Child Health Coordinator, Mwanza, Tanzania.
David SisoAga Khan Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Edna SelestineAga Khan Health Services, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Marleen TemmermanDepartment of Population Health, the Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Abstract

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.

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Health PersonnelInfant HealthAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTanzaniaHealthcare workersMaternalNewbornReproductiveTraining need analysisValidation

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