Table 3 Preparedness and competency of teachers

Number of teachers interviewed

33

36

94

163

Range of teachers per school

3–6

3–10

2–10

2–10

Teachers ever practiced midwifery

29 (88%)

27 (75%)

76 (81%)

132 (81%)

Mean number of years of clinical practice

5.0

4.9

4.0

4.4

Teachers with at least 2 years of clinical practice

21 (64%)

21 (58%)

53 (56%)

95 (58%)

Teachers with previous teaching experience

28 (85%)

32 (89%)

90 (96%)

150 (92%)

Mean number of years teaching

3

6

4

4

Percentage of teachers with at least 2 years of teaching experience

19 (58%)

26 (72%)

70 (74%)

115 (71%)

Teachers with previous management experience

14 (42%)

9 (25%)

15 (16%)

38 (23%)

Mean number of years in management

1.8

1.9

0.7

1.2

Teaching skills

31 (94%)

30 (83%)

52 (55%)

113 (69%)

Emergency obstetric and newborn care

26 (79%)

22 (61%)

40 (43%)

88 (54%)

Other clinical training*

26 (79%)

18 (50%)

46 (49%)

90 (55%)

Number of teachers who responded to questions about teaching practices

14 (42%)

12 (33%)

32 (34%)

58 (36%)

Knowledge acquisition

Lecture/presentation with group participation

13 (93%)

11 (92%)

32 (100%)

56 (97%)

Project-based learning

12 (86%)

10 (83%)

23 (72%)

45 (78%)

Seminar /discussion

12 (86%)

9 (75%)

15 (47%)

36 (62%)

Group work

11 (79%)

7 (58%)

14 (44%)

32 (55%)

Role-play

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Case studies

10 (71%)

7 (58%)

11 (34%)

28 (48%)

Problem-based learning

8 (57%)

8 (67%)

20 (63%)

36 (62%)

Skills demonstration

9 (64%)

9 (75%)

16 (50%)

34 (59%)

Skills practice

4 (29%)

3 (25%)

5 (16%)

12 (21%)

Clinical simulated practice

3 (21%)

4 (33%)

2 (6%)

9 (16%)

Number of clinical preceptors contacted

14

12

32

58

Number of clinical preceptors consented to participate

14 (100%)

11 (92%)

26 (81%)

51 (88%)

Serve as preceptor with no other assignments

6 (43%)

4 (36%)

15 (58%)

25 (49%)

Practice predetermined number of cases together with students

6 (43%)

2 (18%)

8 (31%)

16 (31%)

Assigned to work on more than two cases of childbirth with each student (exempted from other tasks)

8 (57%)

6 (55%)

15 (58%)

29 (57%)

Assigned to work one on one with each student

10 (71%)

7 (64%)

20 (77%)

37 (73%)

Works with maximum two students per shift

8 (57%)

8 (73%)

20 (77%)

36 (71%)

Relief of workload while working with students

9 (64%)

6 (55%)

19 (73%)

34 (67%)

Supported by academic faculty during work with students

12 (86%)

9 (82%)

20 (77%)

41 (80%)