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ArticleBMC medical education2024

Healthcare professional students' skills in sexual health communication and history taking: inter-rater reliability of standardized patients and faculty ratings in dar es Salaam, tanzania- a cross-sectional study.

Gift G Lukumay, Stella Emmanuel Mushy, Lucy R Mgopa, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Agnes F Massae, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, B R Simon Rosser, Nidhi Kohli, Corissa T Rohloff, Michael W Ross and 1 more

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Gift G LukumayMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. giftgadiel@yahoo.com.
Stella Emmanuel MushyMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Lucy R MgopaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dickson Ally MkokaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Agnes F MassaeMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dorkasi L MwakawangaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
B R Simon RosserUniversity of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Nidhi KohliUniversity of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Corissa T RohloffUniversity of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Michael W RossUniversity of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Maria TrentJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe Street, #2056, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

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Training for Health ProfessionalsR01HD092655 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Dickson Ally Mkoka, B R Simon Rosser · 2018 to 2026
$5.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092655
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Abstract

backgroundLow- and middle-income countries face a disproportionate impact of sexual health problems compared to high-income countries. To address this situation proper interpersonal communication skills are essential for clinician to gather necessary information during medical history-taking related to sexual health. This study aimed to evaluate the interrater reliability of ratings on sexual health-related interpersonal communication and medical history-taking between SPs and trained HCP faculty for health care professional students.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional comparative study to evaluate the interrater reliability of ratings for sexual health-related interpersonal communication and medical history-taking. The data were collected from medical and nursing students at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, who interviewed 12 Standardized Patients (SPs) presenting with sexual health issues. The video-recorded interviews rated by SPs, were compared to the one rated by 5 trained Health Care Professional (HCP) faculty members. Inter-rater reliability was evaluated using percent agreement (PA) and kappa statistics (κ).

resultsA total of 412 students (mean age 24) were enrolled in the study to conduct interviews with two SPs presenting with sexual health concerns. For interpersonal communication (IC), the overall median agreement between raters was slight (κ

conclusionThe use of SPs for training and evaluating medical and nursing students in Tanzania is feasible only if they undergo proper training and have sufficient time for practice sessions, along with providing feedback to the students.

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CommunicationMedical History TakingSexual HealthAdultClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObserver VariationPatient SimulationReproducibility of ResultsStudents, MedicalStudents, NursingTanzaniaYoung AdultHistory takingSexual healthStandardized patient

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PMID38840085
PMCPMC11155028

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