Efficacy of the Gulu University Reproductive Health Simulation Training for final year medical students and interns: a before-and-after study
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2024-04-09
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Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health
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Background: Reproductive health emergencies, such as postpartum hemorrhage, contribute significantly to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Uganda due to knowledge and skills gaps. Medical interns, intern midwives, and nurses are crucial as frontline healthcare workers in responding to these emergencies. Our proposed hands-on strategy involves comprehensive simulation-based training (SBT) to equip these healthcare workers with the essential knowledge to manage common reproductive health emergencies and procedures in the country. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of comprehensive SBT in improving the knowledge of interns and fifth-year medical students on reproductive health emergencies and procedures at Gulu University and its Teaching Hospitals in Uganda. Design: A before-and-after study. Methods: A 4-day SBT was conducted for fifth-year medical students and interns (nurses, midwives, and doctors) at Gulu University Teaching Hospitals, focusing on reproductive health emergencies. Pre- and post-tests with 40 multiple-choice questions were used to evaluate knowledge enhancement, the scores were summarized as medians and interquartile ranges. Paired sample t-tests was used to test the difference in pre- and post-test scores. Independent sample t-tests compared median post-test results between interns and students, with a p-value
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: intern nurses and midwives, maternal health, medical interns, newborn health, reproductive health emergencies, simulation-based training, training curriculum development
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Pebolo, P. F., Okot, J., Bongomin, F., Awor, S., Arwinyo, B., Ojara, S., ... & Ouma, S. (2024). Efficacy of the Gulu University Reproductive Health Simulation Training for final year medical students and interns: a before-and-after study. Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health, 18, 26334941241251967.