Table 2.

Challenges experienced in nursing education in Angola

Challenges		Number (%)
1	Disequilibrium between supply and demand for professional education places	13 (92.9)
2	Financial aspects
	Lack of funding	12 (85.7)
	Lack of autonomy for resource management	10 (71.4)
3	Physical structure
	Inappropriate and/or insufficient physical structure	10 (71.4)
	Lack of maintenance and preservation of physical areas	9 (64.3)
	Central location of schools in the capital	9 (64.3)
	Lack of logistic support to receive guest lecturers	8 (57.1)
	Lack of public training areas	8 (57.1)
4	Human resources
	Education abroad does not attend to Angola’s needs	8 (57.1)
	Lack of teachers	7 (50)
	Lack of teacher training	7 (50)
	Inappropriate work conditions	7 (50)
	Subordination of nursing	6 (42.9)
5	Gaps in nursing curriculum
	Predominant focus on hospital area	7 (50)
	Early professional activities	6 (42.9)
	Education does not distinguish among professional categories	5 (35.7)
6	Legal aspects
	Lack of regulations for Technical and Vocational Schools in Health	10 (71.4)