Table 3.
Recent graduates’ exposure to procedures prior to graduation- no experience versus most experience
| Procedure Cluster and Procedure | Graduates with no experience at all in performing procedure n (%) |
Graduates with most experience (> 10) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Bedside Procedures | ||
| Securing peripheral intravenous access | 83 (18%) | 104 (23%) |
| Urethral catheterization | 104 (23%) | 73 (16%) |
| Control of haemorrhage | 236 (53%) | 15 (3%) |
| Incision and drainage of abscesses | 323 (72%) | 5 (1%) |
| Essential Obstetric Procedures | ||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 253 (56%) | 29 (6%) |
| Uterine evacuation | 238 (53%) | 6 (1%) |
| World Bank Disease Control Priorities-3 Primary facility level surgical procedures | ||
| Male circumcision | 400 (89%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Wound suturing | 279 (62%) | 13 (3%) |
| Hydrocelectomy | 427 (95%) | 0 (0%) |
| Debridement | 269 (60%) | 16 (4%) |
| Bellwether procedures and other surgical interventions | ||
| Caesarean section | 418 (93%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Laparotomy | 423 (94%) | 0 (0%) |
| Reduction of closed fractures | 367 (82%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| Initial management of open fractures | 357 (80%) | 0 (0%) |
| Closed thoracostomy tube insertion | 382 (85%) | 0 (0%) |