ArticleEast African journal of health and science2023
Not Lost in Translation: The Use of Standardized Patients Technology among Health Professional Students in Tanzania.
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Health professionals in Tanzania report a perceived need for sexual and reproductive health communication training to meet patient needs and reduce disparities. Simulation optimizes clinical performance and public entrustment. The study describes the development, feasibility, and acceptability measures of evidence-based, Afrocentric, standardized patient scenarios to train nursing, medical, and midwifery students in sexual and reproductive health in Tanzania. Standardized patient simulation cases with embedded cultural, language, gender, age, sexuality, and legal complexity issues were identified by stakeholders in Dar es Salaam centering on;1) adolescent health, 2) women's health, and 3) male health cases. Twenty-four health professional students evenly split across nursing, midwifery, and medicine were recruited and enrolled to participate in a pilot trial of the standardized patient simulations conducted in Kiswahili and the results recorded. Videos were evaluated by trained bilingual research staff using standardized behavioral checklists. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were used to assess the pilot data. The study found that seventy-five percent (N =18) of baseline participants (N=24) returned for the 3-month follow-up simulation assessment. While not powered for statistical significance, students showed improvement in all cases and a significant improvement in the male erectile dysfunction concerns case for both interpersonal communication (t
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