Identifying gaps in the practices of rural health extension workers in Ethiopia: a task analysis study.

CONCLUSION: HEWs were insufficiently prepared during pre-service education for all tasks that fall within their scope of practice. Many learned tasks through in-service or on-the-job training, and some tasks were not learned at all. Some tasks that are part of expected HEW practice were performed infrequently, potentially reducing the effectiveness of the Health Extension Program to provide preventive and basic curative health care services to communities. Findings should alert policy makers to the need to review HEWs' scope of practice, update pre-service education curricula and prioritize in-service training modules. PMID: 29262806 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: BMC Health Serv Res Source Type: research