The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Primary health care (PHC) is usually the initial point of contact for individuals seeking to access health care and providers of PHC play a crucial role in the healthcare model. However, few studies have assessed the knowledge, ability, and skills (capacity) of PHC...

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Main Authors: Shizheng Du, Yuling Cao, Tong Zhou, Agus Setiawan, Myat Thandar, Virya Koy, Mohd Said Bin Nurumal, Hong Anh, Wipada Kunaviktikul, Yan Hu
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-667102019-09-16T12:56:07Z The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study Shizheng Du Yuling Cao Tong Zhou Agus Setiawan Myat Thandar Virya Koy Mohd Said Bin Nurumal Hong Anh Wipada Kunaviktikul Yan Hu Medicine © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Primary health care (PHC) is usually the initial point of contact for individuals seeking to access health care and providers of PHC play a crucial role in the healthcare model. However, few studies have assessed the knowledge, ability, and skills (capacity) of PHC providers in delivering care. This study aimed to identify the capacity of PHC providers in countries of the Southeast and East Asian Nursing Education and Research Network (SEANERN). Methods: A multi-national cross-sectional survey was performed among SEANERN countries. A 1-5 Likert scale was used to measure eight components of knowledge, ability, and skill of PHC providers. Descriptive statistics were employed, and radar charts were used to depict the levels of the three dimensions (knowledge, skill and ability) and eight components. Results: Totally, 606 valid questionnaires from PHC providers were returned from seven countries of SEANERN (China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia), with a responsive rate of 97.6% (606/621). For the three dimensions the ranges of total mean scores were distributed as follows: knowledge dimension: 2.78~3.11; skill dimension: 2.66~3.16; ability dimension: 2.67~3.06. Furthermore, radar charts revealed that the transition of PHC provider's knowledge into skill and from skill into ability decreased gradually. Their competencies in four areas, including safe water and sanitation, nutritional promotion, endemic diseases prevention, and essential provision of drugs, were especially low. Conclusions: The general capacity perceived by PHC providers themselves seems relatively low and imbalanced. To address the problem, SEANERN, through the collaboration of the members, can facilitate the appropriate education and training of PHC providers by developing feasible, practical and culturally appropriate training plans. 2019-09-16T12:56:07Z 2019-09-16T12:56:07Z 2019-08-27 Journal 14726963 2-s2.0-85071634438 10.1186/s12913-019-4402-9 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85071634438&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66710
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Shizheng Du
Yuling Cao
Tong Zhou
Agus Setiawan
Myat Thandar
Virya Koy
Mohd Said Bin Nurumal
Hong Anh
Wipada Kunaviktikul
Yan Hu
The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
description © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Primary health care (PHC) is usually the initial point of contact for individuals seeking to access health care and providers of PHC play a crucial role in the healthcare model. However, few studies have assessed the knowledge, ability, and skills (capacity) of PHC providers in delivering care. This study aimed to identify the capacity of PHC providers in countries of the Southeast and East Asian Nursing Education and Research Network (SEANERN). Methods: A multi-national cross-sectional survey was performed among SEANERN countries. A 1-5 Likert scale was used to measure eight components of knowledge, ability, and skill of PHC providers. Descriptive statistics were employed, and radar charts were used to depict the levels of the three dimensions (knowledge, skill and ability) and eight components. Results: Totally, 606 valid questionnaires from PHC providers were returned from seven countries of SEANERN (China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia), with a responsive rate of 97.6% (606/621). For the three dimensions the ranges of total mean scores were distributed as follows: knowledge dimension: 2.78~3.11; skill dimension: 2.66~3.16; ability dimension: 2.67~3.06. Furthermore, radar charts revealed that the transition of PHC provider's knowledge into skill and from skill into ability decreased gradually. Their competencies in four areas, including safe water and sanitation, nutritional promotion, endemic diseases prevention, and essential provision of drugs, were especially low. Conclusions: The general capacity perceived by PHC providers themselves seems relatively low and imbalanced. To address the problem, SEANERN, through the collaboration of the members, can facilitate the appropriate education and training of PHC providers by developing feasible, practical and culturally appropriate training plans.
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author Shizheng Du
Yuling Cao
Tong Zhou
Agus Setiawan
Myat Thandar
Virya Koy
Mohd Said Bin Nurumal
Hong Anh
Wipada Kunaviktikul
Yan Hu
author_facet Shizheng Du
Yuling Cao
Tong Zhou
Agus Setiawan
Myat Thandar
Virya Koy
Mohd Said Bin Nurumal
Hong Anh
Wipada Kunaviktikul
Yan Hu
author_sort Shizheng Du
title The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
title_short The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
title_full The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
title_fullStr The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: A multi-national cross-sectional study
title_sort knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in seanern countries: a multi-national cross-sectional study
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