E-ISSN: 1305-9327 ISSN: 1305-9319
Determination of non-physician health professionals’ in-service training requirements working in primary health care agencies
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VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 3
P: 118-123
September 2016

Determination of non-physician health professionals’ in-service training requirements working in primary health care agencies

Med J Bakirkoy 2016;12(3):118-123
DOI: 10.5350/BTDMJB201612303
Çiğdem Savaş Duman 1
Derya Suluhan 2
Yasemin Durduran 3
1. Sağlık Bakanlığı Konya Halk Sağlığı Müdürlüğü, Konya
2. Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Bilim Dalı, Ankara
3. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Konya
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Received Date: 19.05.2015
Accepted Date: 18.04.2016
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ABSTRACT

Objective:

The purpose of this study is to determine the in-service training topics which are demanded by health professionals without doctors working in primary health care agencies and factors related in-service training topics.

Material and Methods:

The study was carried out between December 2014 and February 2015 in city center of Konya. The sample of the study consists of 498 non-physician health professionals (nurses, midwife, health officer) working in primary health care agencies within the city center of Konya. The data have been obtained via using a questionnaire prepared by their searchers via viewing literature. SPSS statistical package program version 17 was used for the statistical analysis of data. Data are summarized using percentage distributions; categorical data were analyzed using the chi-square test. In all analyses, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:

45.4% of participants (n: 195) are midwife, 46.6% of participants (n: 201) are graduated from two year degree. 54.2% of participants (n: 233) are working in Family Health Center and 72.8% of participants (n: 307) are whose tenure in the profession is at least 11 years. Only 24% of participants have expressed the requirement of in-service training. New developments and courses have taken first place among the demanded in-service training. As a result, midwife (29.7%) participants, participants with a history of occupational accident (39.4%) and whose tenure in the profession is fewer than 5 years (34.1%) were the ones who demanded in-service training program (respectively p values: 0.024; 0.039; 0.030).

Conclusion:

By examination level of knowledge of health professionals periodically and in-service training should be the identification of needs. Training programmes are also recommended in the consideration of topics they want to learn concurrently.

Keywords:
In-service training, requirement, health professionals