Educators’ perceptions of the early impact of COVID-19 on midwifery training in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Shikuku, Duncan N, Tallam, Edna, Wako, Ibrahim, Mualuko, Agnes, Waweru, Lucy, Nyaga, Lucy, Bashir, Isaak and Ameh, Charles ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-7605 (2022) 'Educators’ perceptions of the early impact of COVID-19 on midwifery training in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey'. International Health, Vol 14, Issue 3, pp. 336-338.

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Abstract

Background
This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the perceptions of Kenyan midwifery educators regarding the early impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the continuity of midwifery education.

Methods
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 51 midwifery/clinical medicine educators from 35 diploma training colleges from all eight regions of Kenya. Educators’ concerns and satisfaction regarding the delivery of training during the early phases of the pandemic were expressed as proportions on a three-point Likert scale.

Results
Of the educators, 76% were extremely concerned about face-to-face teaching during the pandemic; 96% of educators had started delivering virtual teaching (VT), with only 41% being extremely confident in facilitating VT; and 97% were unsatisfied with the measures in place in their institutions to continue face-to-face teaching.

Conclusion
To minimise the impact of COVID-19 on midwifery education in Kenya, capacity building for VT and mitigation measures for safe in-person training are urgently needed.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	W General Medicine. Health Professions > Professional practice > W88 Administrative work. Teaching. Research WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections > WC 506 COVID-19 WY Nursing > WY 157 Obstetrical nursing. Nurse midwifery
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab065
Depositing User:	Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2021 09:31
Last Modified:	05 May 2022 13:36
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/19164

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