Table 3 Self-assessed competency before and after participation in FETP-Frontline: both cohorts (N = 50)
Skill | Before Training | After Training | Difference | Percentage Improvement | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
PowerPoint | 2.47 (1.05) | 4.03 (0.70) | 1.56 (0.87) | 63.2% |  < 0.001 |
Excel | 2.31 (0.99) | 3.97 (0.66) | 1.66 (0.90) | 71.9% |  < 0.001 |
Describing public health surveillance | 2.43 (0.70) | 4.23 (0.48) | 1.79 (0.73) | 73.7% |  < 0.001 |
Investigating/Responding to outbreaks | 2.20 (0.75) | 4.20 (0.46) | 2.00 (0.72) | 90.9% |  < 0.001 |
Summarizing data | 2.15 (0.66) | 4.24 (0.41) | 2.09 (0.75) | 97.2% |  < 0.001 |
Verifying data quality | 2.02 (0.75) | 4.14 (0.57) | 2.12 (0.75) | 105.0% |  < 0.001 |