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Table 4 Percent changes in non-physician anesthesia students’ perceptions of the learning environment from baseline (2013) to endline (2016), by training institution type

From: Evaluating the effect of interventions for strengthening non-physician anesthetists’ education in Ethiopia: a pre- and post-evaluation study

Conditions in facilities

Overall

University

RHSC

Baseline (n = 122)

Endline (n = 104)

OR [95% CI]

Baseline (n = 81)

Endline (n = 87)

OR [95% CI]

Baseline (41)

Endline (17)

OR [95% CI]

Classroom

 Number of instructors is adequate

38.5

70.2

3.76 [2.15, 6.55]*

46.9

78.2

4.05 [2.07, 7.92]*

21.9

29.4

1.48 [0.41, 5.32]

 Instructors are effective in facilitating learning

50.0

67.3

2.06 [1.2, 3.54]*

41.9

70.1

3.24 [1.72, 6.13]*

65.9

52.9

0.58 [0.19, 1.84]

 Instructors are fair and unbiased in assessing learning

48.4

71.0

2.3 [1.33, 3.96]*

34.6

64.4

3.42 [1.81, 6.45]*

75.6

88.2

2.42 [0.47, 12.45]

 Classroom resources are available and helpful

26.2

47.1

2.51 [1.44, 4.38]*

27.2

47.1

2.39 [1.25, 4.56]*

24.4

47.1

2.76 [0.84, 9.05]*

Skills lab

 Number of skills lab assistants is adequate

4.9

21.4

5.25 [2.04, 13.53]*

2.5

25.6

13.58 [3.07, 59.9]*

9.8

0.0

0.02a*

 Skills lab assistants effectively support students

9.0

33.7

5.12 [2.44, 10.74]*

6.2

35.6

8.4 [3.08, 23.0]*

14.6

23.5

1.8 [0.44, 7.4]

 Skills lab resources are available and helpful

9.0

34.6

5.34 [2.55, 11.19]*

8.6

39.1

6.78 [2.79, 16.46]*

9.8

11.8

1.23 [0.2, 7.46]*

Clinical practice sites

 Clinical practice sites are conducive to learning

38.5

56.7

2.19 [1.28, 3.74]*

37.0

58.8

2.43 [1.3, 4.54]*

41.7

52.9

1.59 [0.51, 4.95]

 Practical experience is sufficient

55.7

64.4

1.44 [0.84, 2.46]

58.0

69.0

1.61 [0.85, 3.03]

51.2

41.1

0.67 [0.21, 2.09]

 Preceptors are present at practicum sites

72.1

91.3

4.08 [1.85, 8.99]*

62.9

90.8

5.81 [2.47, 13.67]*

90.2

94.1

1.73 [0.18, 16.72]

Among students who said that preceptors were present at practicum sites:

 Number of preceptors is adequate

25.4

45.2

1.73 [0.96, 3.14]*

31.4

55.0

2.67 [1.28, 5.59]*

41.7

18.8

0.32 [0.08, 1.33]

 Preceptors are available at scheduled times and support students

33.6

55.8

1.68 [0.93, 3.02]*

38.0

58.8

2.25 [1.09, 4.65]*

59.5

68.8

1.5 [0.43, 5.21]

  1. Abbreviation: RHSC regional health science college
  2. * indicates P values considered statistically significant at < 0.05 by using the Pearson chi-square test
  3. a indicates a P value calculated using Fisher’s Exact Test as more than 25% of the cells have <5 observation