Table 3.
Summarizing training gap by domain with respect to respondent’s profession
| Domain | Professions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All health workers (N = 199) | Medical doctor (N = 24) | Nurse or midwife (N = 158) | Allied health worker (N = 17) | |||||||||
| Importance (median) | Performance (median) | Somers-D (95% CI) | Importance (median) | Performance (median) | Somers-D (95% CI) | Importance (median) | Performance (median) | Somers-D (95% CI) | Importance (median) | Performance (median) | Somers-D (95% CI) | |
| Communication | 7 | 6 | 0.43 (0.32 to 0.53) | 7 | 6 | 0.44 (0.12 to 0.67) | 7 | 6 | 0.40 (0.27 to 0.51) | 7 | 6 | 0.71 (0.46 to 0.85) |
| Administration | 7 | 5 | 0.44 (0.29 to 0.56) | 7 | 5 | 0.64 (0.46 to 0.77) | 7 | 5 | 0.38 (0.20 to 0.54) | 6 | 5 | 0.60 (0.32 to 0.78) |
| Research and audit | 7 | 5 | 0.60 (0.49 to 0.69) | 7 | 5 | 0.75 (0.63 to 0.83) | 7 | 5 | 0.54 (0.40 to 0.67) | 6 | 5 | 0.71 (0.51 to 0.83) |
| Management | 7 | 6 | 0.21 (0.11 to 0.32) | 7 | 6 | 0.48 (0.28 to 0.64) | 7 | 6 | 0.16 (0.04 to 0.28) | 6 | 6 | 0.42 (0.02 to 0.70) |
| Clinical tasks | 7 | 6 | 0.46 (0.37 to 0.54) | 7 | 6 | 0.56 (0.43 to 0.67) | 7 | 6 | 0.45 (0.35 to 0.54) | 7 | 5 | 0.61 (0.40 to 0.75) |
The table provides a summary of the identified training gaps for each group of health professions participating in the study. These training gaps were identified using the validated World Health Organization (WHO) Hennessey-Hicks training needs assessment survey questionnaire. The items in bold represent the highest values for Sommers Delta for each collumn or health worker category