Table 2. Training and supervision of HWs at HC level (September 2014).
Cases (%) | |
---|---|
Degrees of HWs among all employees of the HCs (90 HCs surveyed) | |
HWs with an A3 degree (2 years of nursing training at secondary school) | 25 (28%) |
HWs with an A2 degree (4 years of nursing training at secondary school) | 19 (21%) |
HWs with an A1 degree (2 years of nursing training at university) or higher | 1 (1%) |
Distribution of HWs by degree by HCs | |
HCs without HWs with level A1 degree | 78 (87%) |
HCs without HWs with levels A1 degree or A2 | 5 (6%) |
Compliance with staff norms of a HC in Burundi* | |
HCs with three or more nurses with an A2 degree (or higher) | 58 (64%) |
HCs with three or more nurses with an A3 degree | 69 (77%) |
HCs with a health promotion technician | 46 (51%) |
Supervision of nutrition services | |
HCs with nutrition services visited by the district supervision team over the last six months | 40 (44%) |
HCs with nutrition services visited by the district nutrition focal point (n = 40) over the last six months | 22 (55%) |
Continuing professional education of HWs (n = 145) after their initial training | |
Received training on growth monitoring and promotion | 21 (15%) |
Received training on screening and management of acute malnutrition | 60 (42%) |
Received training on management of complicated SAM | 33 (23%) |
(*) at least three nurses with an A2 diploma (or higher), three nurses with an A3 diploma, one lab technician, one health promotion technician and one financial manager