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Engaging mentor mothers in a PMTCT intervention program in rural North-Central Nigeria

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the ACCESS nursing assistant training program and the current role of its graduates in rural health care work.Structure/Method/Design: Working with local stakeholders, a team of three student volunteers developed a survey to evaluate the training outcomes of the ACCESS nursing assistant program.The survey focused on demographics, pre-training status, the ACCESS training program, post-training employment, and community impact and career development goals.Survey participants were contacted using telephone numbers stored in a pre-existing database containing 109 graduates.A short-form survey was administered via telephone to those living outside Nakaseke district while a long-form survey was administered in-person to graduates residing within a 10 mile-radius of the training school.The data generated by the survey was analyzed and presented using thematic areas outlined above.The results support a sustainable collaborative educational model by providing student feedback regarding the training received.Outcomes & Evaluation: The mean age of the participants was 24 years, with the majority female (86.5%).All participants reported an overall positive impact of the training program.A large majority of graduates reported current employment in health care (91.9%) with place of employment primarily in health clinics (37.1%) and pharmacies (34.3%).Participants are predominantly working in rural areas (80.0%).Graduates also reported a desire to pursue more training for degree advancement (77.8%) and to return for further training at the ACCESS school (67.6%).Going Forward: Overall, the ACCESS training program has provided a stepping-stone for many trainees and has impacted the community through increased health service provision.There is a great need for creating opportunities for students to access further studies for deg

Source: Annals of Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.887