Interprofessional education during international electives: Perceptions of health professions students from selected institutions in Africa.

Although international electives provide important opportunities for the development of interprofessional education and collaboration practice skills, there is limited literature that describes students' perceptions in various training institutions in Africa. This study aimed to address this gap by...

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Publicado en:Journal of Interprofessional Care Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 783 - 791
Autores principales: Nawagi, Faith, Munabi, Ian Guyton, Vyt, Andre, Kiguli, Sarah, Mubuuke, Aloysius Gonzaga
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep/Oct2023
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          Nawagi, Faith
          Munabi, Ian Guyton
          Vyt, Andre
          Kiguli, Sarah
          Mubuuke, Aloysius Gonzaga
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          Education, Interdisciplinary Africa
          Interprofessional Relations Africa
          Students, Health Occupations Africa
          Student Attitudes
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      ab: Although international electives provide important opportunities for the development of interprofessional education and collaboration practice skills, there is limited literature that describes students' perceptions in various training institutions in Africa. This study aimed to address this gap by establishing the student's perceptions of interprofessional education during international electives from four African health professional training universities. This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. Data were collected online using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale from 135 student participants. Linear regression and multilinear regression were used to establish relationships between socio-demographic characteristics and the student's perception of interprofessional education during international electives. There was a high overall positive perception (76 SD± 8.1) among the student participants of interprofessional education during international electives. Almost all the students (88.9% n = 120) thought interprofessional education during international electives would help them become better team workers during future practice and enhance their communication skills. There were high mean scores regarding positive perceptions of teamwork and collaboration (39.5 SD± 4.9), positive professional identity 17.6 (SD± 2.6), and understanding roles and responsibilities (7.4 SD± 2.0). There is a generally positive perception of interprofessional education during international electives among health professions students from various African university institutions.
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