Comparative evaluation of pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in maternal and child health: Traditional versus integrated curriculum
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Date
2022
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MDPI
Abstract
: Reducing maternal and child mortality is a health priority in South Africa. Therefore, health
professional education should produce graduates that can meet these needs. This study compared
the maternal and child health (MCH) knowledge and skills of cohorts of final-year students exposed
to a traditional (in 2017 and 2018) and integrated (2019) curriculum using a 34-item questionnaire.
Between the 2019 and 2017 cohorts, ANOVA and post hoc analysis showed significant differences in
the reproductive and sexual health component which was dispersed in the second and final years
of study (p = 0.007, Mean Difference (MD) = 8.3) andneonatal and child care (p = 0.000, MD = 15).
while it was only in maternal and antenatal care (p = 0.009, MD = 10.0) for the 2019 and 2018 cohorts.
Significant differences were observed in participants’ average mean scores (p = 0.000 for 2018 and
2017). The highest mean scores were recorded by the 2019 cohort in the three assessments. A onesample t-test showed the highest mean differences in the reproductive and sexual health components
(p = 0.000; MD 2017 = 12.4, MD 2018 = 14.8, MD 2019 = 20.7). Overall, the integrated MCH curriculum
and the longitudinal dispersion of content enhanced students’ knowledge and skills.
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Maternal and child health, Pharmacy students, Traditional curriculum, Integrated curriculum, South Africa, Public health
Citation
Egieyeh, E. O. et al. (2022). Comparative evaluation of pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in maternal and child health: Traditional versus integrated curriculum. Pharmacy ,10(3), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy10030062