Rural-origin health professional students’ perceptions of a support programme offered by Umthombo Youth Development Foundation

Autor: Laura Campbell, Dumisani M. Gumede, Andrew Ross, Richard G. MacGregor
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Rural Population
Students
Medical
Adolescent
Staffing
lcsh:Medicine
Likert scale
South Africa
Young Adult
undergraduate training
03 medical and health sciences
Social support
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Qualitative Research
Original Research
Academic Success
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
healthcare professional
lcsh:R
05 social sciences
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Social Support
050301 education
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
student support
Scholarship
Attitude
Umthombo Youth Development Foundation
Female
Observational study
Descriptive research
Rural origin
Family Practice
business
Positive Youth Development
0503 education
Education
Medical
Undergraduate
Foundations
Zdroj: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2017)
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-6, Published: 2017
ISSN: 2071-2936
2071-2928
Popis: Background: Staffing of rural healthcare facilities is a challenge, with literature supporting the selection and training of rural-origin students. The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) scholarship scheme supports rural students to train as healthcare professionals and offers a unique support programme. This programme has not been evaluated, and this study sought UYDF-supported students’ perceptions of the programme.Aim: The aim of the study was to assess students’ perceptions of the UYDF support programme.Methods: This was an observational descriptive study. Participants were students supported by UYDF and data were collected by a questionnaire with a Likert scale to assess perceptions of various aspects of the support programme.Results: Students’ perceptions about the UYDF support programme were generally positive, with initial orientation and information sharing perceived as useful. Some respondents did not perceive value in holding discussions around English proficiency. The support required appeared to diminish with increasing years of study.Conclusion: A comprehensive, proactive compulsory support system that provides both academic and social support was perceived as useful by the UYDF students. Further research is required around aspects such as encouraging English proficiency. In future, the support programme could prioritise students in the early years of their study.
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