What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.

<h4>Background</h4>In disease control, the program officers are vital to the successful implementation of control strategies. However, poor knowledge of the disease and its control, staff attrition, and lack of intentional training for new staff can lead to under-performance and ineffect...

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Autores principales:	Olufemi Ajumobi, Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Adefisoye Adewole, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, IkeOluwapo O Ajayi
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8ab1e8ded8944d2fb171441bf8c9c66a2021-12-02T20:14:01ZWhat do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257890https://doaj.org/article/8ab1e8ded8944d2fb171441bf8c9c66a2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257890https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>In disease control, the program officers are vital to the successful implementation of control strategies. However, poor knowledge of the disease and its control, staff attrition, and lack of intentional training for new staff can lead to under-performance and ineffectiveness of interventions. Thus, the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Program, planned a malaria short course (MSC) to strengthen the capacity of current program managers and incoming staff. To guide the development of the curriculum for the MSC, we conducted a needs assessment survey to ascertain the perceived usefulness of the MSC, the priority rating of MSC thematic domains and associated factors.<h4>Methods</h4>Overall, 384 purposively selected respondents across ten states and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria were interviewed. These comprised malaria and non-malaria control program staff at state, local government area (LGA) and ward levels. We administered a structured questionnaire to elicit information on socio-demographics, training needs, priority malaria thematic domains, perceived course usefulness and willingness of ministries/organizations to release staff to attend the MSC. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05.<h4>Results</h4>Mean age was 43.9 (standard deviation: 7.6 years), 172 (44.8%) were females. Of the 384 respondents, 181 (47.1%), 144 (37.5%) and 59 (15.4%) were at the ward, LGA and state levels, respectively. Seventy-two (18.8%) had never worked in malaria control program. Majority (98.7%, n = 379) reported the need for further training, 382 (99.5%) opined that the course would be useful, and all affirmed their employers' willingness towards their participation at the training. Respondents rated high the domains of basic malariology, malaria treatment, malaria prevention, surveillance/data management, use of computers, leadership skills, program management and basic statistics. Predictors of malaria topical domains' high rating were gender (odds ratio (OR) = 6.77; 95% CI:3.55-12.93) and educational qualifications (OR = 0.48; 95% CI:0.26-0.89).<h4>Conclusions</h4>A malaria short course is a necessity and appropriate for program officers at different levels of health administration in Nigeria to achieve malaria elimination, taking into consideration the challenges of human resource retention. The outcome of this study should inform the curriculum and the delivery of the MSC.Olufemi AjumobiRotimi Felix AfolabiAdefisoye AdewoleMuhammad Shakir BalogunPatrick NgukuIkeOluwapo O AjayiPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257890 (2021)
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description	<h4>Background</h4>In disease control, the program officers are vital to the successful implementation of control strategies. However, poor knowledge of the disease and its control, staff attrition, and lack of intentional training for new staff can lead to under-performance and ineffectiveness of interventions. Thus, the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Program, planned a malaria short course (MSC) to strengthen the capacity of current program managers and incoming staff. To guide the development of the curriculum for the MSC, we conducted a needs assessment survey to ascertain the perceived usefulness of the MSC, the priority rating of MSC thematic domains and associated factors.<h4>Methods</h4>Overall, 384 purposively selected respondents across ten states and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria were interviewed. These comprised malaria and non-malaria control program staff at state, local government area (LGA) and ward levels. We administered a structured questionnaire to elicit information on socio-demographics, training needs, priority malaria thematic domains, perceived course usefulness and willingness of ministries/organizations to release staff to attend the MSC. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05.<h4>Results</h4>Mean age was 43.9 (standard deviation: 7.6 years), 172 (44.8%) were females. Of the 384 respondents, 181 (47.1%), 144 (37.5%) and 59 (15.4%) were at the ward, LGA and state levels, respectively. Seventy-two (18.8%) had never worked in malaria control program. Majority (98.7%, n = 379) reported the need for further training, 382 (99.5%) opined that the course would be useful, and all affirmed their employers' willingness towards their participation at the training. Respondents rated high the domains of basic malariology, malaria treatment, malaria prevention, surveillance/data management, use of computers, leadership skills, program management and basic statistics. Predictors of malaria topical domains' high rating were gender (odds ratio (OR) = 6.77; 95% CI:3.55-12.93) and educational qualifications (OR = 0.48; 95% CI:0.26-0.89).<h4>Conclusions</h4>A malaria short course is a necessity and appropriate for program officers at different levels of health administration in Nigeria to achieve malaria elimination, taking into consideration the challenges of human resource retention. The outcome of this study should inform the curriculum and the delivery of the MSC.
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author	Olufemi Ajumobi Rotimi Felix Afolabi Adefisoye Adewole Muhammad Shakir Balogun Patrick Nguku IkeOluwapo O Ajayi
author_facet	Olufemi Ajumobi Rotimi Felix Afolabi Adefisoye Adewole Muhammad Shakir Balogun Patrick Nguku IkeOluwapo O Ajayi
author_sort	Olufemi Ajumobi
title	What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.
title_short	What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.
title_full	What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.
title_fullStr	What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.
title_full_unstemmed	What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.
title_sort	what do malaria program officers want to learn? a survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in nigeria.
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What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria.

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