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Prioritizing Training Needs of School Health Staff: The Example of Vietnam.


ABSTRACT: Competencies of school health staff (SHS) members, including school nurses, are crucial to improving child and adolescent health. In Vietnam, although SHS members are dispatched to schools, they have limited training opportunities. This study identified SHS members' training needs in a province of Vietnam. A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted with 204 SHS members. The performance and importance of SHS members' competencies were measured using 59-items and rated by a 5-point Likert scale. SHS members' training priorities were analyzed using the Borich Needs Assessment and the Locus for Focus model. Controlling infectious disease was the highest training priority while implementing health promotion programs was of relatively low priority. The high-priority training needs identified could be rendered mandatory in policy for continuing education of SHS members. Awareness of the importance of health promotion, which has been emphasized globally, should also be promoted via school health policy. These findings could guide development of future training programs for SHS members.

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432740 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prioritizing Training Needs of School Health Staff: The Example of Vietnam.

Kim Sookyung S   Lee Hyeonkyeong H   Lee Hyeyeon H   Loan Bui Thi Thanh BTT   Huyen Le Thi Thanh LTT   Huong Nguyen Thi Thanh NTT  

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200801 15


Competencies of school health staff (SHS) members, including school nurses, are crucial to improving child and adolescent health. In Vietnam, although SHS members are dispatched to schools, they have limited training opportunities. This study identified SHS members' training needs in a province of Vietnam. A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted with 204 SHS members. The performance and importance of SHS members' competencies were measured using 59-items and rated by a 5-point Likert scal  ...[more]

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