期刊名称：African Journal of Health Professions Education
出版年度：2014
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：60-63
语种：English
出版社：African journals online
摘要：Background. Training and re-training of healthcare workers is pivotal to improved service delivery.Objective. To determine the proportion of practising medical laboratory scientists with in-service training in Benin City, Nigeria and areas coveredby these programmes.Methods. Medical laboratory scientists from Benin City (N=127) (public (n=79) and private (n=48) sectors) were recruited for this study. A detailedquestionnaire was used to obtain relevant information from all enlisted participants.Results. Eighty-four (66.1%) of all medical laboratory scientist volunteers (N=127) reported to have attended an in-service training programme.This was significantly associated with gender (male v. female: 80.9% v. 58.8%; odds ratio (OR) 6.071; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.510 - 14.685; pConclusion. Attendance of in-service training programmes during the last 12 months was poor. Training programmes were mostly funded by participants. Regular training of medical laboratory scientists by the relevant authorities and agencies is advocated.
