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. 2020 Jan 13;15(1):e0226376. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226376

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