Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Kampala, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Africa One Health University Network, Plot 20B Kawalya Kagwa Cl, Kololo, Kampala, Uganda.
Global Health. 2022 May 12;18(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12992-022-00841-5.
The Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has since 2012 conducted pre and in-service One health (OH) trainings with the objective of improving global health security. These trainings aim to build competencies that, enhance a multidisciplinary approach to solving global health challenges. Despite the investment in OH trainings, there is limited documentation of the extent of acquisition and application of the OH competencies at workplaces. This tracer study explored the extent of acquisition and application of the OH competencies by the AFROHUN-Uganda alumni.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among a random sample of 182 AFROHUN-Uganda alumni of 2013-2018 cohorts. A blended approach of interviewer-administered and self-administered questionnaires was used. Virtual platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft teams, and Skype, and phone interviews were used to collect data when face-to-face interactions with alumni were not possible. Data were collected electronically, either through a link or with the aid of the KoboCollect mobile application, pre-installed on android enabled devices, and analysed using STATA14.0.
The majority of respondents, 78.6% (143/182) had jobs that required application of OH knowledge and skills, 95.6% (174/182) had learned employable skills from OH activities and 89.6% (163/182) had applied such skills when searching for employment. About 21.7% (34/180) to a very high extent required OH field-specific theoretical knowledge at their workplaces, 27.4% (43/80) to a very high extent required OH field-specific practical knowledge/skills, 42.7% (67/180) to a high extent required a change in attitude and perceptions towards working with people from different disciplines, 49.0% (77/180) required collaboration and networking skills, and more than half, 51.0% (80/180) required team building skills.
The majority of OH alumni to a very high extent acquired and applied OH competences such as teamwork, effective communication, community entry and engagement, report writing and problem-solving skills. This study revealed the significant contribution of the AFROHUN Uganda OH activities towards supportive work environments, and highlights areas of improvement such as supporting the trainees to acquire people-management skills, innovation, and an entrepreneurial mind set.
自 2012 年以来，非洲一个健康大学网络（AFROHUN）在美国国际开发署（USAID）的支持下，开展了预备和在职的“一个健康”（OH）培训，旨在提高全球卫生安全。这些培训旨在建立能力，增强解决全球卫生挑战的多学科方法。尽管对 OH 培训进行了投资，但很少有文件记录 OH 能力在工作场所的获得和应用程度。这项跟踪研究探讨了 AFROHUN-乌干达校友对 OH 能力的获得和应用程度。
对 2013-2018 年的 AFROHUN-乌干达 182 名校友进行了一项随机抽样的横断面研究。采用访谈者管理和自我管理问卷的混合方法。当无法与校友进行面对面互动时，使用虚拟平台，如 Zoom、Microsoft Teams 和 Skype，以及电话访谈来收集数据。通过链接或借助预先安装在安卓设备上的 KoboCollect 移动应用程序收集电子数据，并使用 STATA14.0 进行分析。
大多数受访者（78.6%，143/182）的工作需要应用 OH 知识和技能，95.6%（174/182）从 OH 活动中学习到了就业技能，89.6%（163/182）在寻找工作时应用了这些技能。大约 21.7%（34/180）至非常高程度需要 OH 特定领域的理论知识，27.4%（43/80）至非常高程度需要 OH 特定领域的实践知识/技能，42.7%（67/180）至高程度需要改变对与不同学科的人合作的态度和看法，49.0%（77/180）需要协作和建立网络的技能，超过一半，51.0%（80/180）需要团队建设技能。
大多数 OH 校友都非常高程度地获得并应用了 OH 能力，如团队合作、有效沟通、社区进入和参与、报告撰写和解决问题的技能。这项研究显示，AFROHUN 乌干达的 OH 活动对支持性工作环境做出了重大贡献，并强调了需要改进的领域，如支持学员获得人员管理技能、创新和创业思维。
