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Table 1 Instructor-students ratio and the proportions of the teaching staff trained in curriculum delivery methods

From: Factors affecting production of competent health workforce in Tanzanian health training institutions: a cross sectional study

Names of HTIs

Number of training programs

Total students

(all programs)

Full-time teaching staff

Total teaching staff (full & part time)

Total trained in curriculum delivery methods (full & part time) n (%)

Instructor-students ratio

Attrition rate

Mtwara COTC*

3

798

13

41

24 (59%)

1:61

0%

St. Augustine HTI

3

202

11

19

15 (79%)

1:18

24%

Mvumi Inst. HS

4

418

24

45

8 (18%)

1:17

48%

Nkinga Inst. HS

4

494

18

29

9 (31%)

1:27

46%

TTCIH†

1

181

15

41

34 (83%)

1:12

0%

Mafinga COTC*

2

300

5

33

2 (6%)

1:60

0%

Bumbuli COTC

2

480

9

25

17 (68%)

1:53

16%

St. Aggrey CHS

5

617

16

33

7 (21%)

1:39

50%

Mbeya CHS*

1

200

16

26

17 (65%)

1:13

0%

Lindi COTC*

1

400

6

24

3 (13%)

1:67

0%

Masasi COTC*

1

238

10

25

2 (8%)

1:24

12%

Kilosa COTC*

2

259

7

22

4 (18%)

1:37

46%

Kolandoto CHS

4

402

25

32

18 (56%)

1:16

36%

Overall

-

4989

175

395

160 (41%)

1:29

26%

  1. Note: COTC Clinical officer training centre, HTI Health training institution, CHS Centre of health sciences, HS Health sciences, TTCIH Tanzanian training centre for international health
  2. *Public HTI
  3. †Public private partnership HTI