Table 1 Evaluation of knowledge assessment scores before and after a telementoring intervention for HIV healthcare workers in Namibia, by profession and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits
From: Implementation and evaluation of a Project ECHO telementoring program for the Namibian HIV workforce
| Difference between pre- and post-program test scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Number of participants (%) | Pre-program mean test score | Post-program mean test score | Mean | Percent improvement from pre-program mean test score (95% CI) |
| Profession | |||||
| All | 78 (100.0) | 54.5 | 64.2 | 9.7 | 17.8 (12.2–23.5) |
| Physician | 11 (14.1) | 72.7 | 74.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 (− 4.3 to 10.3) |
| Nurse | 42 (53.8) | 52.4 | 64.1 | 11.7 | 22.3 (13.2–31.5) |
| Others | 16 (20.5) | 45.8 | 57.2 | 11.5 | 25.1 (10.6–39.7) |
| Pharmacist | 9 (11.5) | 57.3 | 64.0 | 6.7 | 11.7 (− 1.5 to 24.8) |
| Number of CPD credits | |||||
| Did not report | 13 (16.7) | 55.7 | 63.7 | 8.0 | 14.4 (− 0.6 to 29.3) |
| 1–5 CPD credits | 32 (41.0) | 51.6 | 60.9 | 9.2 | 17.8 (9.5–26.3) |
| 6–28 CPD credits | 33 (42.3) | 56.7 | 67.6 | 10.9 | 19.2 (9.6–28.8) |
| Profession and number of CPD credits* | |||||
| Physician | |||||
| 1–5 | 6 (9.2) | 70.0 | 75.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 (0.4–14.9) |
| 6–28 | 3 (4.6) | 80.0 | 84.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 (− 19.8 to 29.8) |
| Nurse | |||||
| 1–5 | 14 (21.5) | 47.4 | 57.1 | 9.7 | 20.5 (2.6–38.4) |
| 6–28 | 21 (32.3) | 54.3 | 67.4 | 13.1 | 24.1 (9.6–38.8) |
| Others | |||||
| 1–5 | 6 (9.2) | 36.7 | 48.7 | 12.0 | 32.7 (− 4.2 to 69.6) |
| 6–28 | 7 (10.8) | 53.7 | 63.4 | 9.7 | 18.1 (− 2.9 to 39.1) |
| Pharmacist | |||||
| 1–5 | 6 (9.2) | 58.0 | 67.3 | 9.3 | 16.0 (− 3.1 to 35.3) |
| 6–28 | 2 (3.1) | 58.0 | 60.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 (− 128.0 to 134.9) |