Table 3 Program characteristics of government-accredited post-secondary institutions offering nursing programs in podoconiosis-endemic countries in East Africa (N = 149)

Program length in years, median (range)

 Certificate

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

n/a

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

 Diploma

3.5 (3.0–3.5)

3 (3–3)

3 (2–3)

3.5(2–3.5)

 Degree

4 (4–5)

4 (4–4)

4 (2.5–5)

4 (2.5–5)

# graduates/year, median (range)

 Certificate

800 (800–800)

n/a

85 (12–600)

87.5 (5–800)

 Diploma

50 (20–4500)

55 (50–60)

20 (5–175)

30 (5–4500)

 Degree

50 (25–150)

70 (70–70)

32.5 (10–200)

45 (10–200)

Includes courses specific to NTDs^a, n (%)

 Certificate

9 (100)

n/a

48 (68.6)

57 (72.2)

 Diploma

45 (95.7)

2 (100)

32 (64.0)

79 (79.8)

 Degree

11 (91.7)

2 (66.6)

10 (20.8)

23 (69.7)

Offers podoconiosis training, n (%)

 Certificate

8 (88.9)

n/a

11 (15.7)

19 (24.1)

 Diploma

41 (87.2)

1 (50.0)

13 (26.0)

55 (55.6)

 Degree

2 (16.7)

2(66.7)

6 (33.3)

10 (30.3)

 Offers podoconiosis training to CHWs^b, n (%)

1 (5.56)

0 (0)

3 (3.75)

4 (3.90)

Location

 Urban

8 (40.0)

0 (0)

47 (54.7)

55 (50.5)

 Rural

11 (55.0)

3 (100)

39 (45.3)

53 (48.6)

 I don’t know

1 (5.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.90)