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

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  • Sookyung Kim

    (College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Hyeonkyeong Lee

    (College of Nursing and Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Hyeyeon Lee

    (College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Bui Thi Thanh Loan

    (Head of Department of Basic Sciences, Quang Tri Medical College, Quang Tri Province 520000, Vietnam)

  • Le Thi Thanh Huyen

    (College Clinic, Quang Tri Medical College, Quang Tri Province 520000, Vietnam)

  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong

    (College of Health Sciences, Vin University, Hanoi 100000, 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.

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  • Sookyung Kim & Hyeonkyeong Lee & Hyeyeon Lee & Bui Thi Thanh Loan & Le Thi Thanh Huyen & Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, 2020. "Prioritizing Training Needs of School Health Staff: The Example of Vietnam," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:15:p:5563-:d:393262
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