Table 4 Inclusion of podoconiosis content in nursing program curricula and perceived importance and sufficiency of podoconiosis training offered across nursing programs (N = 212)
From: Podoconiosis instruction at nursing schools in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda
|  | Kenya (n = 68) | Rwanda (n = 5) | Uganda (n = 139) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Certificate | Diploma | Degree | Total | Diploma | Degree | Total | Certificate | Diploma | Degree | Total | |
Any podoconiosis training, n (%) | 8 (88.9) | 41 (87.2) | 2 (16.7) | 51 (75.0) | 1 (50) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (60.0) | 11 (15.7) | 13 (26) | 6 (33.3) | 30 (21.6) |
Pre-clinical podoconiosis trainingb, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (1.96) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (81.8) | 11 (84.6) | 4 (66.7) | 24 (80.0) |
Pre-clinical lecture hours, median (range) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.75 (0.9–10) | 2.0 (0.9–48) | 8.0 (2–8) | 2 (0.9–48.0) |
Clinical podoconiosis trainingc, n (%) | 8 (100) | 39 (95.1) | 2 (100) | 49 (96.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 9 (69.2) | 4 (66.7) | 19 (63.3) |
Interact with podoconiosis patients, n (%) | 8 (88.9) | 43 (93.5) | 7 (70.0) | 58 (89.2) | 2 (100) | 3 (100) | 5 (100) | 44 (65.7) | 35 (71.4) | 10 (58.8) | 89 (66.9) |
Training quality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Very sufficient | 1 (50.0) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (18.2) | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4.3) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (4.3) |
 Somewhat sufficient | 0 (0) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (9.09) | 2 (9.09) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (20) | 3 (4.3) | 5 (10.0) | 1 (5.3) | 9 (6.47) |
 Undecided | 0 (0) | 1 (11.1) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (18.2) | 1 (50) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (40) | 9 (12.9) | 10 (20) | 6 (31.6) | 25 (18) |
 Somewhat insufficient | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (27.3) | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (17.1) | 11 (22) | 5 (26.3) | 28 (20.1) |
 Very insufficient | 1 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) | 2 (18.2) | 8 (36.4) | 1 (50) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (40) | 43 (61.4) | 22 (44) | 6 (31.6) | 71 (51.1) |
Training quantity | Â | ||||||||||
 Very sufficient | 1 (50) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (7.7) | 4 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.86) | 3 (6) | 2 (10.5) | 7 (5.0) |
 Somewhat sufficient | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 1 (4.65) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (7.14) | 3 (6.0) | 2 (10.5) | 10 (7.2) |
 Undecided | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (31.8) | 1 (50) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (40) | 7 (10.0) | 11 (22) | 5 (26.3) | 23 (16.5) |
 Somewhat insufficient | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (22.9) | 11 (22) | 2 (10.5) | 29 (20.9) |
 Very insufficient | 1 (50) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (30.8) | 9 (45.5) | 1 (50) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (40) | 43 (61.4) | 22 (44) | 8 (42.1) | 70 (50.4) |