Table 6 Education experience of students
|  | CME (n = 6) | IHS (n = 6) | Private (n = 16) | Total (n = 29) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents | ||||
Number of students interviewed | 116 | 131 | 450 | 697 |
Mean number of students per school | 19 | 22 | 28 | 25 |
Education experience | ||||
Students had access to facilities at clinical site | 115 (99%) | 111 (85%) | 407 (90%) | 633 (91%) |
Reasons for students with no access | ||||
Lack of cases due to low caseload | Â | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Lack of equipment and supplies | Â | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Neglect or prohibition | Â | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Insufficient preceptors | Â | 2 | 0 | 2 |
No details | 1 | 11 | 37 | 49 |
Students had access to facilities at skills lab | 115 (99%) | 116 (89%) | 400 (89%) | 631 (91%) |
Reasons for students with no access | ||||
Lack of equipment and supplies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Neglect or prohibition | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
No details | 1 | 13 | 49 | 63 |
Students had access to facilities at computer lab | 94 (81%) | 89 (68%) | 274 (61%) | 457 (66%) |
Reasons for students with no access | ||||
Lack of equipment and supplies | 8 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
Neglect or prohibition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Male dominated usage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No details | 14 | 37 | 156 | 207 |
Students feel safe and secure | 112 (97%) | 123 (94%) | 421 (94%) | 656 (94%) |
Students feel ready to work as midwives | 116 (100%) | 117 (89%) | 384 (85%) | 617 (89%) |
Students who reported miscellaneous challenges | ||||
Lack of preceptors | 0 (0%) | 16 (12%) | 5 (1%) | 21 (3%) |
Lack of clinical work | 8 (7%) | 25 (19%) | 91 (20%) | 124 (18%) |
Prohibition and disrespect | 0 (0%) | 10 (8%) | 4 (1%) | 14 (2%) |
Lack of equipment and supplies | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 10 (2%) | 15 (2%) |
Lack of transport facilities | 0 (0%) | 19 (15%) | 12 (3%) | 31 (4%) |
Poor quality of clinical work | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0%) | 2 (0%) |
Low caseload due to costs | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1%) | 3 (0%) |
Clients refuse to cooperate | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0%) | 2 (0%) |
Motivation and concerns | ||||
Students themselves decided to study midwifery | 112 (97%) | 123 (94%) | 400 (89%) | 635 (91%) |
Students plan to work as midwives after graduation | 111 (96%) | 124 (95%) | 423 (94%) | 658 (94%) |
Students have a specific facility in mind to work in | 80 (69%) | 75 (57%) | 242 (54%) | 397 (57%) |
Students concerned about employment | 1 (1%) | 23 (18%) | 89 (20%) | 113 (16%) |
Students concerned about career pathway | (0%) | (0%) | 5 (1%) | 5 (1%) |