Table 2. Assessment of capacity of eye health training in mid-cadre schools (n=16).
| Overall n=16 | Certificate
level, n=6 |
Diploma level,
n=10 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Count | (%) | Count | (%) | Count | (%) |
| Presence of an eye health curriculum | ||||||
| Yes | 15 | (94%) | 6 | (100%) | 9 | (90%) |
| Major topics covered in the curriculum (if Yes) * | ||||||
| Anatomy | 14 | (94%) | 6 | (100%) | 8 | (89%) |
| Blinding conditions | 12 | (80%) | 5 | (83%) | 7 | (78%) |
| Eye infections | 15 | (100%) | 6 | (100%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Pharmacology | 13 | (87%) | 4 | (67%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Ophthalmology training level of the eye health tutor | ||||||
| None | 9 | (56%) | 5 | (83%) | 4 | (40%) |
| Diploma | 7 | (44%) | 1 | (17%) | 6 | (60%) |
|
Does hospital attachment include eye ward? (if Yes; median 2 weeks
IQR 1-2, total range 1–6 weeks) | ||||||
| Yes | 14 | (88%) | 5 | (83%) | 9 | (90%) |
| Practical skills learnt in the eye ward Ɨ | ||||||
| Taking ocular history | 14 | (100%) | 5 | (100%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Measuring visual acuity | 14 | (100%) | 5 | (100%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Instilling eye drops | 14 | (100%) | 5 | (100%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Eye exam with a torch | 14 | (100%) | 5 | (100%) | 9 | (100%) |
| Corneal staining | 5 | (36%) | 2 | (40%) | 3 | (33%) |
| Eye exam with loupes | 1 | (7%) | 1 | (20%) | 0 | (0%) |
| Ophthalmoscopy | 4 | (29%) | 1 | (20%) | 3 | (33%) |
| Foreign body removal | 1 | (7%) | 1 | (20%) | 0 | (0%) |
*Only schools which had an eye health curriculum were analysed (n=15). Ɨ n=14, two schools did not have students rotate in an eye ward. Certificate level means certificate in nursing, diploma level means diploma in nursing or clinical medicine.